May 31: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1578King Henry III of France laid the foundation stone of the Pont Neuf, now Paris's oldest bridge.
2. 1669Samuel Pepys made the final entry in his famous diary describing life in London.
3. 1847The Treaty of Erzurum established the border between the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran.
4. 2003Air France retired the supersonic passenger aircraft Concorde with its final flights.
5. 2008Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt set a new 100-meter world record.

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