Historical Events in May, Month of May Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 26, 1900 | Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro. |
| May 17, 1969 | Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure. |
| May 12, 2015 | Massive Nepal earthquake kills 218 people and injures more than 3500. |
| May 20, 1969 | The Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam ends. |
| May 24, 1832 | The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference. |
| May 22, 1915 | Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail disaster near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246. |
| May 6, 1901 | The first issue of Gorkhapatra, the oldest still running state-owned Nepali newspaper was published.[3] |
| May 22, 1992 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia join the United Nations. |
| May 6, 1999 | The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held. |
| May 9, 1865 | American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest surrenders his forces at Gainesville, Alabama. |
| May 7, 1274 | In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens; it ratified a decree to regulate the election of the Pope. |
| May 12, 1497 | Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. |
| May 19, 1922 | The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established. |
| May 30, 1806 | Future U.S. President Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel. |
| May 9, 1927 | The Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia, officially opens. |
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