Event:
French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu
More Notable Events on May 7:
1995 Jacques Chirac wins French presidential election
1947 General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution
1942 Battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion
1940 Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain
1914 Woodrow Wilson's daughter Eleanor marries in White House
