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 15, 1602 | Cape Cod is sighted by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold. |
| May 29, 1920 | The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in the United Kingdom during the 20th century. |
| May 15, 2008 | California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. |
| May 12, 2006 | Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout the country. |
| May 7, 1992 | Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49. |
| May 10, 1916 | Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island. |
| May 20, 2013 | An EF5 tornado strikes the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing 24 people and injuring 377 others. |
| May 31, 2008 | Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds |
| May 4, 1904 | The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal. |
| 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 12, 907 | Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang dynasty after nearly three hundred years of rule. |
| May 9, 2022 | Russo-Ukrainian War: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-era policy expediting American equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries. |
| May 7, 1946 | Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded. |
| May 17, 1915 | The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls. |
| May 20, 1520 | Hernando Cortes defeats Panfilo de Narvaez, sent by Spain to punish him for insubordination. |
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