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 2, 2008 | Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people. |
| May 6, 1999 | The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held. |
| May 25, 1925 | Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee. |
| May 5, 1891 | The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor. |
| May 13, 1948 | Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence. |
| May 23, 1618 | The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War. |
| May 2, 1945 | World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin. |
| May 2, 1972 | In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers. |
| May 10, 1872 | Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States. |
| May 19, 2000 | Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-101 to resupply the International Space Station. |
| May 3, 1901 | The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida. |
| May 21, 2011 | Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date. |
| May 30, 1968 | Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is the turning point of May 1968 events in France. |
| May 21, 878 | Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabids after a nine-month siege. |
| May 18, 1974 | Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so. |
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