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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...
History of 4 May
History of 4 May
1904 - The U.S. formally took control of the property for construction of the Panama Canal.
1905 - Belmont Park opened in...
History of 3 May
History of 3 May
1916 - Irish nationalist Padraic Pearse and two others were executed by the British for their roles in the Easter Rising.
1921...
History of 2 May
History of 2 May
1902 - "A Trip to the Moon," the first science fiction film was released. It was created by magician George Melies.
1922...
History of 1 May
History of 1 May
1905 - In New York, radium was tested as a cure for cancer.
1912 - In London's Kensington Gardens, a statue of...