Historic Events on May 31

RAMESSES II

1279 BC- Ramesses the Great also known as Ramesses II becomes the Pharaoh of ancient Egypt.










MADISON SQUARE

1879- Named after the president James Madison, The Madison Square Garden opened in New York.





INDEPENDENCE

1910- Union of South Africa declares it independence from the United Kingdom.






BATTLE OF JUTLAND

1916- The Battle of Jutland, an encounter between British and German naval fleets started.





EARTHQUAKE 

1935- An earthquake measuring  7.7 magnitude struck Quetta, in Pakistan leaving 40,000-50,000 dead.






PERU EARTHQUAKE

1970- An earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude, caused an avalanche that buries the towns of Yungay and Ranrahirca, 50,000 people in the two cities lost their lives, this was the worst natural disaster in the history of Peru.





UGANDA 

2018- Uganda's parliament imposes a tax on social media to stop gossip.

Historic Events On May 30

PEASANTS REVOLT

 1381- Unpopular poll tax, helped spark the peasant's revolt, the first great popular rebellion in English history.










CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

1408- Christopher Columbus, explorer of the new world departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America.






TREATY OF PARIS

1814- The first of the Treaties of Paris was signed, ending the Napoleonic wars and returning France to its 1792 Borders.






QUEEN VICTORIA

1842- John Francis attempts to assassinate, Queen of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria.







TREATY OF LONDON

1913- Treaty of London was signed by the great powers - The Ottoman Empire, the Balkan League ( Serbia, Greece, Kingdom of Bulgaria, and Montenegro) bringing an end to the First Balkan War.






RAFAEL TRUJILLO

1961- Rafael Trujillo dictator of the Dominican Republic and army officer was assassinated.

NASA

1971- NASA launches Mariner 9, the first satellite to orbit Mars.

HISTORIC EVENTS ON MAY 29

BATTLE OF CTESIPHON

363- Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Batte of Ctesiphon.






SOJOURNER TRUTH

1851- Sojourner Truth addresses the 1st Black Women's Right Convention in Akron, Ohio.







RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

1905- The Russian navy was defeated in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese war.










THE EMPRESS OF IRELAND

1914- The Empress of Ireland and A Norwegian coal freighter, the Storstad, crash in St. Lawrence River in thick fog causing the deaths of 1073 passengers and crew.








THOMAS ALVA EDISON

1926- American Inventor Thomas Alva Edison for the first time spoke on the radio.










SPACE SHUTTLE

1999- Space Shuttle Discovery became the first space shuttle to dock with the International Space Station.








ICELAND EARTHQUAKE

2008- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit Iceland, shaking buildings and causing multiple aftershocks in Reykjavik.

Historic Events on May 28

CATHOLIC POPE

640- Severinus begins his reign as Catholic Pope ( elected in 638).









CRUSADE RULE

1291- Crusade Rule in the Holy Land came to an end as the mamluks took the city of Acre, the last stronghold of the kingdom of Jerusalem.








BATTLE OF JUMONVILLEE GLEN

1754- Forces led by George Washington kill French Canadian officer Joseph Coulon de Jumonville.










SIERRA CLUB 

1892- Sierra Club formed by Environmental Philosopher Jhon Muir and others in San Francisco, for the conversation of nature.












VOLKSWAGEN

1937- German automobile giant Volkswagen was founded on this day.










EDWARD VIII

1972- Edward VIII, the Emperor of India from January 20 to December 11,1936, died in Paris.












POPE JOHN PAUL II

Pope John Paul II is 1st reigning pope to visit Great Britain.











LEONARDO DA VINCI ' S

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The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci ' s famous painting The Last supper was put on display after 21 years of restoration work.

Historic Events on May 27

THE TREATY OF COPENHAGEN

1660- Demark and Sweden sign The Treaty of Copenhagen, ends the Second Northern War.



RUSSIA-SAINT PETERSBURG

1703- Saint Petersburg in Russia was founded by the ruler of the Russian Empire, Tsar Peter the Great.







HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN

1873- Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovers " Priam's Treasure " a cache of gold and other objects in Hisarlik (Troy) in Anatolia.










AFGHANISTAN

1921- Afghanistan was declared independent from British control after 84 years.







CHRYSLER BUILDING

Chrysler Building in New City,319 meters the tallest man-made structure at the time open to the public.











THE KENYA AFRICAN NATION UNION

The Kenya African Nation Union wins the country's first general election and the leader of the party Jomo Kenyatta becomes Kenya's first premier.






JAWAHARLAL NEHRU 

Jawaharlal Nehru the founder of modern India and Prime Minister, dies at the age of 74.











INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta killed 5800 people and leaves 1.5 million homeless.






LARGEST FLAG MADE

The town of Clinceni in Romania claimed the Guinness world record for the largest flag ever -made.

Historic Events on May 26

SEPARATION OF AFGHANISTAN

1739-Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah signed a treaty with Shah of Persia, Nadir Shah that separated Afghanistan from the Indian Empire.

ROCKY MOUNTAINS

1805- Explorer and Leader of Lewis & Clark Expedition William Clark and Meriwether Lewis,  first sight the Rocky Mountains.

U.S.A INDIAN REMOVAL ACT

1830- The Removal Act signed into law by President Andrew Jackson in 1830. The Act paved the way for reluctant and often forcible- immigration of tens of thousands of American Indians to the west.

IMMIGRATION LAW

1924- US 30th President Calvin Coolidge signs Immigration Law restricting Immigration.

1st HELICOPTER FLIGHT

1940- 1st successful helicopter flight in the US : Vought -Sikorsky US-300 designed by aviator Igor Sikorsky.

THAILAND PLANE CRASH

1991- A Boeing 767 crashes into the jungle near Bangkok Thailand, killing all 233 people on board.

Historic events on May 25

U.S. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OPENED IN PHILADELPHIA

On this day in 1787, the Constitutional Convention opened in Philadelphia, where 55 states delegates, initially charged with amending the Articles of  Confederation, later drafted the Constitution of the United States.

HISTORIC PUBLICATION

Collections of poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge published by John Murray in London including Kubla and Christabel.

ENDING OF MODEL T

Henry Ford announced that the production of the Model T Ford will end.

EXECUTION OF POLISH WAR HERO

Witold Pilecki was executed by communist police after a show trial in Warsaw.

1949

On this day the  Chinese Red Army occupies Shanghai.

BROOKLYN BATTERY TUNNEL

1950 -

On this day the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel opened in New York.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Chinese government removed the ban on Shakespeare to liberalize politics and the Revolution ended.

1979

On this day American Airlines plane crashed in Chicago in which 300 people killed.

FIRST GAY PRIDE PARADE HELD IN UKRAINE

First Gay Pride Parade Held in Ukraine

It took place with about one-hundred attendees in the country’s capital city of Kiev.