Sicko, a documentary on the US healthcare system, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Michael Moore directed the film.
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A Boeing 727 crashed into a mountain in Medellin, Colombia.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End premiered in Anaheim, California.
Thomas Edison spoke on the radio for the first time at a dinner for the National Electric Light Association.
Marilyn Monroe performed 'Happy Birthday, Mr. President' for President J.F. Kennedy's 45th birthday.
McDonald's sold their business in Russia to a local licensee to allow him to operate the restaurants under a new brand.