Historical Events in May, Month of May Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 17, 1967 | Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt. |
| May 31, 1879 | Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue. |
| May 1, 1925 | The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134 million members. |
| May 1, 1994 | Three-time Formula One champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix. |
| May 19, 1900 | Great Britain annexes Tonga Island. |
| May 26, 1644 | Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo. |
| May 18, 1969 | Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched. |
| May 23, 1873 | The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. |
| May 24, 2014 | At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium. |
| May 24, 1813 | South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator"). |
| May 6, 1941 | The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. |
| May 25, 1977 | The Chinese government removes a decade-old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolution started in 1966. |
| May 22, 1520 | The massacre at the festival of Tóxcatl takes place during the Fall of Tenochtitlan, resulting in turning the Aztecs against the Spanish. |
| May 29, 1780 | American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained. |
| May 19, 1934 | Zveno and the Bulgarian Army engineer a coup d'état and install Kimon Georgiev as the new Prime Minister of Bulgaria. |
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