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 20, 1426 | King Mohnyin Thado formally ascends to the throne of Ava. |
| May 25, 1925 | Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee. |
| May 15, 1911 | In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up. |
| May 24, 1607 | One hundred-five English settlers under the leadership of Captain Christopher Newport established the colony called Jamestown at the mouth of the James River on the Virginia coast, the first permanent English colony in America. |
| May 22, 2010 | Air India Express Flight 812, a Boeing 737 crashes over a cliff upon landing at Mangalore, India, killing 158 of 166 people on board, becoming the deadliest crash involving a Boeing 737 until the crash of Lion Air Flight 610. |
| May 15, 392 | Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbogast. He is found hanging in his residence at Vienne. |
| May 28, 1979 | Konstantinos Karamanlis signs the full treaty of the accession of Greece with the European Economic Community. |
| May 30, 1510 | During the reign of the Zhengde Emperor, Ming dynasty rebel leader Zhu Zhifan is defeated by commander Qiu Yue, ending the Prince of Anhua rebellion. |
| May 10, 2017 | Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last footholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Al-Tabqah, bringing the Battle of Tabqa to an end.[53][54] |
| May 26, 2020 | Protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd erupt in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, before becoming widespread across the United States and around the world. |
| May 21, 1725 | The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky. |
| May 21, 2010 | JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year. |
| May 18, 1948 | The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking. |
| May 22, 1939 | World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel. |
| May 22, 1200 | King John of England and King Philip II of France sign the Treaty of Le Goulet. |
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