On this day in 1945, the Soviet Union announces that Berlin has fallen to the Red Army. The battle to capture the German capital lasted 17 days and generated nearly a million casualties, including more than 125,000 civilian dead.
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Day: May 2, 2026
Trump, Secret Service director say agent was not shot by friendly fire at WHCA dinner
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This famous shot of the Soviet flag being unfurled over Berlin on May 2, 1945 was photo-edited to remove what appeared to show wristwatches being worn on both arms of one soldier. Political leaders wanted to avoid the suggestion that Red Army troops were looters.
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⚡️Russia targets infrastructure across Ukraine in overnight drone attacks.
Russian forces launched overnight attacks targeting critical and energy infrastructure across several Ukrainian regions early on May 2.
Drone strikes were reported in Mykolaiv, Kryvyi Rih, and Odesa Oblasts, according to regional authorities and local reports.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 2, 2026
Harvard Professor Avi Loeb joins @jessecordweber to discuss NewsNation’s exclusive interview with the parents of Chandra Levy about her disappearance 25 years later.
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Harvard Professor Avi Loeb joins @jessecordweber to discuss NewsNation’s exclusive interview with the parents of Chandra Levy about her disappearance 25 years later.
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