Mamta Bansal
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History of 16 May
History of 16 May
1910 - The U.S. Bureau of Mines was authorized by the U.S. Congress.
1914 - The American Horseshoe Pitchers Association (AHPA) was formed in Kansas City, Kansas.
1920...
History of 15 May
History of 15 May
1911 - The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
1916...
History of 14 May
History of 14 May
1913 - The Rockefeller Foundation was created by John D. Rockefeller with a gift of $100,000,000.
1925 – Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs....
History of 13 May
History of 13 May
1911 - The New York Giants set a major league baseball record. Ten runners crossed home plate before the first out of the...
History of 12 May
History of 12 May
1926 - The airship Norge became the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
1926 - In Britain, a general strike by trade...
History of 11 May
History of 11 May
1910 - Glacier National Park in Montana was established.
1927 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded.
1934 - A severe...
History of 10 May
History of 10 May
1908 - The first Mother's Day observance took place during a church service in Grafton, West Virginia.
1924 - J. Edgar Hoover was...
History of 9 May
History of 9 May
1901 - In Australia, the Duke of Cornwall and York declared the First Commonwealth Parliament open.
1904 - The Great Western Railway...
History of 8 May
History of 8 May
1914 - The U.S. Congress passed a Joint Resolution that designated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
1915 - H.P....
History of 7 May
History of 7 May
1912 - Columbia University approved final plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories.
1912 - The first airplane equipped with...
History of 6 May
History of 6 May
1910 - Kind Edward VII of England died. He was succeeded by his second son, George V.
1915 - Babe Ruth hit...
History of 5 May
History of 5 May
1901 - The first Catholic mass for night workers was held at the Church of St. Andrew in New York City.
1904...
