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1500: Pedro Álvares Cabral's fleet, anchored at Porto Seguro in newly discovered Brazil, celebrates Mass on the feast of the Apostles Philip and James. Scribe Pero Vaz de Caminha records the ceremony in his famous letter to King Manuel I.
1974: Just six days after the Carnation Revolution, Portugal celebrates its first free May Day in nearly 50 years. Over a million people flood Lisbon's streets in the largest public gathering in Portuguese history, marking the end of authoritarian rule.

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1931: The Empire State Building is officially opened in New York City, becoming the world's tallest building and an enduring symbol of American ambition during the Great Depression.

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