Today in History - May 7

Archibald MacLeish, poet, dramatist, and ninth Librarian of Congress was born on May 7, 1892, in Glencoe, Illinois.  Continue reading.

On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 sank the British ocean liner, Lusitania.  Continue reading.

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