This week in history

Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty five year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show on May 25, 2011.

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May 25, 2011: Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her twenty five year run of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

May 27, 1937: Golden State Bridge in San Francisco is dedicated.

May 27, 1969: Walt Disney World construction begins.

May 28, 2004: The World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.

May 28, 2010: “Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready)” single released by Alicia Keys. The single becomes the Billboard Song of the Year 2010.

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