May 14, 2020 4 min to read
Margaret Thatcher sworn in as Britain’s first female prime minister
Category : HISTORY
Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s Conservative Party leader and in 1979 w...
Category: HISTORY
The Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937 brought an end t...
1. World War II in Europe ended twice On 7 May 1945, in a small red brick school...
May 13, 2020 2 min to read
Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for his first voyage
Category : HISTORY
Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 – February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant, ...
1. Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain On May 10, 1940 Winston C...
May 13, 2020 3 min to read
Soviet Union lifts its 11-month blockade against West Berlin
Category : DISCOVERY, HISTORY
On May 12, 1949, an early crisis of the Cold War comes to an end when the Sovi...
May 10, 2020 1 min to read
Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro premieres in Vienna
Category : CULTURE, HISTORY
The premiere of The Marriage of Figaro was held on 1 May 1786 at the Burgtheater...
May 10, 2020 2 min to read
Ludwig van Beethoven’s 9th (Chorale) Symphony
Category : CULTURE, HISTORY
Ludwig van Beethoven‘s 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna, often ...
On May 1, 1931, U.S President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City...