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The Really Small Bad Day Almanac: May 2

1536: Anne Boleyn, wife if Henry VIII, is arrested and imprisoned on charges that include adultery and witchcraft. After a brief trial, she will be declared guilty, and then executed on May 19.
1972: Ninety-two workers die in a fire at the Sunshine Mine, near Wallace, Idaho.
2008: More than 138,000 people die when Cyclone Nargis strikes Burma.

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