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Amend SR 941 by adding the following:
WHEREAS, On May 1, 1834, the British colonies abolished
slavery; and
WHEREAS, May 1, 1886 was the start of the general strike which
eventually wins the eight hour workday in the United States; and
WHEREAS, On May 1, 1898, the Battle of Manila Bay took place,
and the U.S. Navy destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first
battle of the war; and
WHEREAS, On May 1, 1927, the first cooked meals on a scheduled
flight are introduced on an Imperial Airways flight from London to
Paris; and
WHEREAS, On May 1, 1930, the dwarf planet Pluto was
officially named; and
WHEREAS, On May 1, 1956, the polio vaccine developed by Jonas
Salk was made available to the public; and
WHEREAS, On May 1, 1978, the first unsolicited bulk
commercial e-mail (which would later become known as "spam") was
sent; and
WHEREAS, On May 1, 1939, Max Robinson, an American broadcast
journalist, was born; and
WHEREAS, On May 1, 1949, Paul Teutul, Sr., founder of Orange
County Choppers, was born