The world largely celebrated the death of Osama bin Laden, though some condemned the killing by U.S. forces.
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Anti-government protesters watch a television broadcasting a report about the death of Osama bin Laden in a tent at the site of a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
St. Louis nearly burns to the ground, the first Kentucky Derby is held, the Supreme Court strikes down segregated schools, the Senate Watergate Committee begins televised hearings, and same-sex marriages begin in Massachusetts, all on this day.