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Today is May 1st, 2025 and is a Thursday.

On this day in....

2011: Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.

2009: Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.

2008: The London Agreement on translation of European patents, concluded in 2000, enters into force in 14 of the 34 Contracting States to the European Patent Convention.

2007: The Los Angeles May Day mêlée occurs, in which the Los Angeles Police Department's response to a May Day pro-immigration rally become a matter of controversy.

2006: The Puerto Rican government closes the Department of Education and 42 other government agencies due to significant shortages in cash flow.