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 13, 1861 | Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri. |
| May 12, 1933 | President Roosevelt signs legislation creating the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the predecessor of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. |
| May 8, 1945 | End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic. |
| May 19, 1922 | The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established. |
| May 7, 1992 | Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49. |
| May 26, 1923 | The first 24 Hours of Le Mans is held and has since been run annually in June. |
| May 24, 1487 | The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel is crowned in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten King Henry VII's reign. |
| May 17, 2014 | A military plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people. |
| May 6, 1960 | More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey. |
| May 3, 1979 | Margaret Thatcher wins the United Kingdom general election. |
| May 27, 1988 | Somaliland War of Independence: Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then second and third largest cities of Somalia.[8] |
| May 6, 1910 | George V becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father, Edward VII. |
| May 9, 1873 | Der Krach: The Vienna stock exchange crash heralds the Long Depression. |
| May 17, 1940 | World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium. |
| May 11, 2016 | One hundred and ten people are killed in an ISIL bombing in Baghdad. |
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