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Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

The cruise ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people.

John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists.

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