May 10th, 1969 – Vietnam War: An assault on Hill 937 begins the Battle of Dong Ap Bia. This hill will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.
May 11th, 1945 – World War II: Off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, the USS Bunker Hill is hit and severely damaged by two Japanese kamikaze pilots. Casualties were 346 men killed, 43 missing, and 264 wounded.
May 13th, 1989 – Groups of protesting students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike.
May 14th, 1945 - The first issue of Stars and Stripes Pacific is printed in Honolulu, Hawaii.
May 15th, 1972 – The Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, revert to Japanese control after being under U.S. military governance since 1945.