Historical Events in May, Month of May Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 30, 1972 | The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom. |
| May 25, 1925 | Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee. |
| May 31, 1578 | King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France. |
| May 7, 1942 | World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō; the battle marks the first time in naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships. |
| May 24, 1738 | John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday. |
| May 4, 1970 | Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the Cambodian Campaign of the United States and South Vietnam. |
| May 6, 2013 | Three women, kidnapped and missing for more than a decade, are found alive in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. |
| May 15, 2004 | Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C. with the right to claim the title "The Invincibles". |
| May 17, 1805 | Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt. |
| May 14, 1796 | Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation. |
| May 9, 1941 | World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages. |
| May 1, 1894 | Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C. |
| May 8, 1984 | Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three people and wounding 13. René Jalbert, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour. |
| May 20, 1217 | The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. |
| May 26, 1991 | Lauda Air Flight 004 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes in the Phu Toei National Park in the Suphan Buri Province of Thailand, killing all 223 people on board. |
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