Mamta Bansal
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History of 28 May
History of 28 May
1900 - Britain annexed the Orange Free State.
1918 - Azerbaijan declared independence.
1928 - Chrysler Corporation merged with Dodge Brothers, Inc.
1929 -...
History of 27 May
History of 27 May
1901 - The Edison Storage Battery Company was organized.
1907 - The Bubonic Plague broke out in San Francisco.
1919 - A U.S. Navy seaplane...
History of 26 May
History of 26 May
1908 - In Persia, the first oil strike was made in the Middle East.
1913 - Actors’ Equity Association was organized in...
History of 25 May
History of 25 May
1911 - President of Mexico, Portfolio Diaz, resigned his office.
1925 - John Scopes was indicted for teaching the Darwinian theory in...
History of 24 May
History of 24 May
1913 - The U.S. Department of Labor entered into its first strike mediation. The dispute was between the Railroad Clerks of the...
History of 23 May
History of 23 May
1900 - Civil War hero Sgt. William H. Carney became the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor, 37...
History of 22 May
History of 22 May
1900 - The Associated Press was incorporated as a non-profit news cooperative in New York.
1900 - A. DeVilbiss, Jr. patented his...
History of 21 May
History of 21 May
1904 - Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded.
1906 - Louis H. Perlman received his patent for the demountable tire-carrying...
History of 20 May
History of 20 May
1902 - The U.S. military occupation of Cuba ended.
1902 - Cuba gained its independence from Spain.
1916 - Norman Rockwell’s first cover on "The...
History of 19 May
History of 19 May
1906 - The Federated Boys' Clubs, the forerunner of the Boys' Clubs of America, was organized.
1911 - The first American criminal...
History of 18 May
History of 18 May
1904 - Brigand Raizuli kidnapped American Ion H. Perdicaris in Morocco.
1917 - The U.S. Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which called...
History of 17 May
History of 17 May
1926 - The U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires was damaged by bombs that were believed set by sympathizers of Sacco and Vanzetti.
1932 -...
