Historical Events in May, Month of May Events
Here is a list of some historical events in May. You can learn What major event happened in May?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 24, 2002 | Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty. |
| May 24, 1883 | The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction. |
| May 20, 1902 | Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President. |
| May 7, 1999 | Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. |
| May 22, 1906 | The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine". |
| May 8, 1988 | A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". |
| May 30, 1959 | The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham. |
| May 24, 1595 | Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library. |
| May 26, 1998 | The Supreme Court of the United States rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York. |
| May 7, 1945 | World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day. |
| May 10, 1876 | The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia. |
| May 8, 1846 | Mexican–American War: American forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war. |
| May 21, 878 | Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabids after a nine-month siege. |
| May 8, 1967 | The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. |
| May 7, 1952 | The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer. |
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