On This Day In History
On this day in 1892, a white mob lynched a Black man named Ephraim Grizzard in Nashville, Tennessee, just days after the lynching of his brother, Henry. No one was ever prosecuted. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/BdGZEjvktg
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) April 30, 2022
May 1st
1707 Acts of Union comes into force, uniting England and Scotland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain
1753 Publication of Species Plantarum by Carolus Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
1841 First emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri, for California
1886 US general strike for 8-hour working day begins
1924 German automobile manufacturers Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie begin their first joint venture (later merge into Mercedes-Benz)
1931 Empire State Building opens in New York City
Did You Know?
Batman first appears in Detective Comics #27
Today in History in 1939
Would You Believe?
US Admiral George Dewey commands "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" as US rout Spanish fleet at Manila
Today in History in 1898
This day 399 years ago – 1 May 1619 – was the final date by which the native Irish in Ulster were to have left the land which had been acquired by British undertakers.
Any native Irish person who had not left the confiscated land by 1 May 1619 was to pay a fine of ten shillings. pic.twitter.com/FLkk3LBk87
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) May 1, 2018
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— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) May 1, 2022
On this day in 1863, the Confederacy declared that all "negroes or mulattoes, slave or free taken in arms" would be returned to authorities in the state and either re-enslaved or executed. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/vSz9cA4orv
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) May 1, 2022
This day in 1994, the greatest F1 driver of all time was taken away from us.
The day before, Ratzenberger died in qualifying, they found an Austrian flag in Senna's cockpit; because he wanted to fly it as an homage to Ratzenberger after the race.#SennaSempre #SennaVive #Senna pic.twitter.com/hAUezmdUR6— OW_S🅱️inotto™ #ForzaFerrari (@OW_sBinotto) May 1, 2022
Thank you @caitrionambalfe for remembering.Ayrton Senna is my one and only hero! Never been prouder to be Brazilian than when this man was alive, bringing joy to the country. The emotion to see him racing and winning was overwhelming. I died a little when he died. 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/ELtE0Yi9kS
— SheCN (@SheilaCN2) May 1, 2022
April 2nd
1945 More than 1,000,000 German soldiers officially surrender to the Western Allies in Italy and Austria
1945 World War II: Battle of Berlin ends as Soviet army takes Berlin and General Weidling surrenders
1949 Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman"
1982 Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men
2008 Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless
2011 Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Did You Know?
New research show plants "talk" to each other through their roots and the soil in study on corn published in journal "Plos One"
Today in History in 2018
Would You Believe?
Battle of Hogwarts: fictional battle that ended the Second Wizarding War with the death of Lord Voldemort at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Today in History in 1998
This day 138 years ago - 2 May 1882 - Charles Stewart Parnell was released from Kilmainham Gaol, having been imprisoned for speaking out against the Land Act of 1881.
Under the terms of his release, Parnell agreed to call off the agrarian agitation of the Land League. pic.twitter.com/YulZLu1cby
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) May 2, 2020
#OTD in 1964, Cut Nyak Dhien was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Indonesia for leading guerrilla actions against the Dutch for 25 years during the Aceh war, which began in 1873. After her capture, her daughter continued the resistance. https://t.co/TLVFltIMBD pic.twitter.com/BjFDoAsKHQ
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) May 2, 2022
On this day in 1963, hundreds of Black children began peacefully protesting segregation in Birmingham as part of the Children's Crusade and faced intense police brutality. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/fz95K7KNX7
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) May 2, 2022
The great Leonardo Da Vinci died #OnThisDay in 1519.
His breath-taking piece, ‘The Burlington House Cartoon’, is the only surviving large-scale drawing by the artist, and may be the only record we have of a now-lost painting. Find it in Room 66: https://t.co/MP0DA3Obkh pic.twitter.com/sDmNXoEUBD
— National Gallery (@NationalGallery) May 2, 2022
May 3rd
1791 Constitution of May 3 is proclaimed by the Great Sejm (Parliament) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, becoming the 1st modern constitution in Europe
1926 Britain's Trade Union Congress calls for the country's first ever general strike, begins at 1 minute to midnight in support striking coal miners, lasts 9 days
1937 Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With The Wind"
1945 World War II: German ship "Cap Arcona" laden with prisoners sunk by Royal Air Force in East Sea, 5,800 killed - one of largest maritime losses of life
1947 Japan's post-war constitution goes into effect, granting universal suffrage, stripping Emperor Hirohito of all but symbolic power and outlawing Japan's right to make war
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Day depicted by Spanish painter Goya in his "The Third of May", painted 1814
Today in History in 1808
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First unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail ("spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the US west coast
Today in History in 1978
This day 100 years ago – 3 May 1921 – the Government of Ireland Act came into force, creating Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland as separate jurisdictions on the island.
Section 2 of the Act called for “the eventual establishment of a Parliament for the whole of Ireland.” pic.twitter.com/404n6LMN8z
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) May 3, 2021
In 1938 legendary tennis player Simonne Mathieu earned a rare “triple” at Roland Garros, winning the singles, doubles & mixed doubles competitions. During WWII she persuaded General de Gaulle to form a French Women’s Volunteer Corps; she became a Captain. https://t.co/fJ7Cp07hMw pic.twitter.com/ciDg8f0fEg
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) May 3, 2022
On this day in 1913, California enacted a law barring Asian immigrants from owning land. Later, the state also barred American-born children of Asian immigrants from leasing and owning land. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/jTaQIvJwq5
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) May 3, 2022
May 4th
1471 Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York: Prince of Wales, Edward of Westminster killed and King Edward IV restored to his throne. Re-restores political stability to England until his death in 1483.
1814 King Ferdinand VII of Spain signs the Decree of the 4th of May, returning Spain to absolutism
1904 Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal
1979 Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom