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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