In a dramatic shift for the automotive industry, General Motors (GM) announced in 2009 that approximately 1,100 of its dealerships across the United States would face the termination of their franchises.

After decades of environmental damage and legal wrangling, General Electric finally begins its government-mandated efforts to clean the Hudson River on May 15, 2009.

If I agreed to your demand for cash payment it means that you would be living off immoral earnings, celebrated Madam tells the tax authority.

More than eight years after they intervened in Afghanistan to support the procommunist government, Soviet troops begin their withdrawal.

On May 15, 1982, “Ebony And Ivory” takes the top spot in the Billboard Hot 100 , holding the spot for seven weeks.

In a landmark decision in 1967, the U.

On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel, marking a pivotal moment in Jewish history and the culmination of decades of Zionist aspirations.

On May 15, 1942, gasoline rationing begins in 17 Eastern states as an attempt to help the American war effort during World War II.

On May 15, 1942, Lieutenant Ronald Reagan, a cavalry officer, applies for reassignment to the Army Air Force, where he would eventually put his thespian background to use on World War II propaganda films.

On May 15, 1942, a bill establishing a women’s corps in the U.