On This Day In History
This day 105 years ago - 7 May 1915 - 1,198 people died when the Lusitania ocean liner was torpedoed by a U-boat 11 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale.
Among the dead were Cork-born art collector Hugh Lane, and Alfred Vanderbilt.
94 children, including 31 infants, also perished. pic.twitter.com/gZQtFspI33
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) May 7, 2020
In May 1910, Dossibai Patell became the first female member of England's Royal College of Surgeons. Upon her return to India, she worked in obstetrics and gynaecology, advocated maternal and child welfare centres and campaigned to reduce infant mortality. https://t.co/kwHfWy8UpV pic.twitter.com/WqIoggWsT5
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) May 7, 2022
On this day in 1955, Reverend George Lee, the first Black man to register to vote in Humphreys County since Reconstruction, was shot and killed. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/pKxqb3dNfY
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) May 7, 2022
#RIP #OTD in 2011 professional golfer, a World No. 1, 3x Open Champion, 2x Masters Champion, Seve Ballesteros died from brain cancer in Pedreña, Cantabria, Spain, aged 54. cremated remains interred at his estate in Pedreña pic.twitter.com/TYhp0ldZ0P
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 7, 2022
Alfred Vanderbilt showing off his 250 HP car, 1906. He avoided the Titanic sinking by inadvertently canceling his ticket. A few years later he died when the Lusitania was sunk and he gave his life jacket to a woman and her baby. pic.twitter.com/wLrhr6Gqst
— Chris Mason (@mason4922) May 22, 2021
41 years on from the death of Bobby Sands, Sinn Féin become the largest party in Stormont !🇮🇪👏🏻👏🏻
Sands had been elected as MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone shortly before his death and so began what Danny Morrison called The Armalite and the Ballot Box as Sinn Féin realized that the way forward was by political means rather than violence.
It was a number of years before the IRA ceased their campaign though but thankfully it has been relatively peaceful the last 20+ years up here compared to when I was a child.
The seeds of tonight's victory were sown during those dark days of the 1981 hunger strike.
May 8th
1660 English parliament declares Charles Stuart to be King Charles II of England
1835 1st installment of Hans Christian Andersen "Fairy Tales" published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark
1895 China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki
1902 Mount Pelée on the French overseas island of Martinique erupts, wiping out the city of Saint-Pierre, killing 30,000 and leaving only two survivors
1945 V-E Day: World War II ends in Europe after Germany signs an unconditional surrender
1980 World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated
2007 A new Northern Ireland Executive is formed with Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) as First Minister and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) as Deputy First Minister
Did You Know?
Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta sells the first Coca-Cola (contained cocaine)
Today in History in 1886
Would you Believe?
16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman & takes NYC subway train and 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride
Today in History in 1993
This day 12 years ago - 8 May 2007 - Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness were sworn in as First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, respectively.
Paisley:
“I believe that Northern Ireland has come to a time of peace, a time when hate will no longer rule.” pic.twitter.com/ZiKBvJBmSq
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) May 8, 2019
In May 1878, a local paper announced the arrival in Bodie, California of Eleanore Dumont—‘Madame Mustache’—one of the first known professional blackjack players in US history; also a madam & saloon keeper. ‘Probably no woman on the Coast is better known.’ https://t.co/xmXgjPFgNH pic.twitter.com/2dKvWtLmSe
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) May 8, 2022
On this day in 2009, members of the Ku Klux Klan in Ozark, Alabama, burned a cross in a residential neighborhood to intimidate Black families living in the area. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/lWglX8spXj
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) May 8, 2022
Quote from Barney Rubble on May 7, 2022, 11:10 pm41 years on from the death of Bobby Sands, Sinn Féin become the largest party in Stormont !🇮🇪👏🏻👏🏻
Sands had been elected as MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone shortly before his death and so began what Danny Morrison called The Armalite and the Ballot Box as Sinn Féin realized that the way forward was by political means rather than violence.
It was a number of years before the IRA ceased their campaign though but thankfully it has been relatively peaceful the last 20+ years up here compared to when I was a child.
The seeds of tonight’s victory were sown during those dark days of the 1981 hunger strike.
Super post, Barney. 👍👍👍
May 9th
1386 Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England (oldest diplomatic alliance in the world still in force)
1865 President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance in the South is virtually at an end; this is the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War
1901 The First Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne, though the first working session will not be until 21 May
1941 British intelligence at Bletchley Park breaks German spy codes after capturing Enigma machines aboard the weather ship Muenchen
1945 World War II: The Soviet Union marks Victory Day
1960 US becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill
2018 Historic win in Malaysian general election by opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan led by 92 year old former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, defeating Prime Minister Najib Razak and ending 61 years of rule by the Barisan Nasional coalition
Did You Know?
US President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Mother's Day
Today in History in 1914
Would You Believe?
Mark Rothko's "Orange, Red, Yellow" becomes the most expensive contemporary art piece to be sold at auction for $86.9 million dollars
Today in History in 2012
This day 349 years ago - 9 May 1671 - Irish adventurer Thomas Blood attempted to steal the English Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
He and his accomplices assaulted 77-year-old assistant keeper Talbot Edwards, then fled. He was caught but later pardoned by King Charles II. pic.twitter.com/CspkpZMiip
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) May 9, 2020
Two great #otd firsts for women's football: in 1971, the first Women’s FA Cup final between Stewarton Thistle and Southampton (who won 4-1). And in 1881, the first official ladies' football match in the UK, when Mrs Graham’s XI played in Edinburgh. #football #FACupFinal pic.twitter.com/86UNNrV4tl
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) May 9, 2022
That's a super-helpful correction, thank you. We knew the older photo was not 1881, but this is great to know.
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) May 9, 2022
On this day in 1961, John Lewis and two others were severely beaten by a mob at the Rock Hill, South Carolina, Greyhound bus terminal while protesting segregation. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/gQ58mabPOh
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) May 9, 2022
Tenzing Norgay was a Tibetan mountaineer. In 1953, he became, with Edmund Hillary of New Zealand, the first person to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak.
Died May 9, 1986 pic.twitter.com/ybV2GwazVs
— Aftab Alam آفتاب عالم आफ़ताब आलम (@aftabcalm) May 9, 2022
May 10th
1497 Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for his first voyage to the New World (disputed)
1775 Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and issues paper currency for 1st time
1801 First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America (1st US foreign war)
1857 Indian mutiny against rule by the British East India Company begins with the revolt of the Sepoy soldiers in Meerut
1940 Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister
1960 US atomic submarine USS Triton completes 1st submerged circumnavigation of the globe
1994 Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's 1st black president
Did You Know?
Victoria Woodhull becomes 1st woman nominated for US presidency by Equal Rights Party at Apollo Hall, NYC
Today in History in 1872
Would You Believe?
There's no would you believe.