|
5/24 Stuff we take for granted
1844: Sam Morse transmitted the first telegraph message, in which he asked, "What hath God wrought?"
|
May 25
585 BC - The first known prediction of a solar eclipse was made in Greece.
1895 - Oscar Wilde, a playwright, poet and novelist, was convicted of a morals charge and sentenced to prison in London. 1977 - "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" opened and became the largest grossing film to date. 1983 - "The Return of the Jedi" opened nationwide. It set a new record in opening day box office sales. The gross was $6,219,629. |
1720 - The Ship "Le Grand St Antoine" reaches Marseille, bringing Europe's last major plague outbreak. Kills around 100,000
|
Atomic Annie somehow relates to Shirley Temple?!!
1953: The first atomic cannon, ATOMIC ANNIE, is fired in Nevada. |
May 26
1660 - King Charles II of England landed at Dover after being exiled for nine years.
1736 - The British and Chickasaw Indians defeated the French at the Battle of Ackia. 1940 - The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II. 1998 - The Grand Princess cruise ship made its inaugural cruise. The ship measured 109,000 tons and cost approximately $450 million, making it the largest and most expensive cruise ship ever built. |
Also at 26 of May:
1897 - Dracula by Bram Stoker is publish! 1907 - Marion Robert Morrison is born, best know as John Wayne! |
1805 - Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned king of Italy
|
1485 meets 2014
An update just in from today's paper: Richard III, found hastily buried in 2012, without coffin or shroud, under a present day parking lot over the old Greyfriars Church,. will be buried in the city of Leicester where he was dragged after his death at Bosworth-Britain's High Court has ruled. Distant relatives had pressed for internment at York where the late king "had strong ties"! "It is time for King Richard to be given a 'dignified reburial and finally laid to rest' the judges said. I love my history and the ol' hunchback just won't go away! He certainly had strong ties here! His hands were still tied and he suffered from scoliosis-a hunchback indeed! DNA evidence from two descendants proved the last Plantagenet king's identity beyond doubt. Crippled or not, even his Tudor foes admitted he died bravely "amid the press of his enemies".
|
5/27
1941: On May 27, 1941, the British navy sinks the German battleship Bismarck
On May 27, 1937, the newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California, was opened to pedestrian traffic (vehicles began crossing the next day). |
1679 - Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in England
|
1937:
|
May 28
1533 - England's Archbishop declared the marriage of King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn valid.
1940 - During World War II, Belgium surrendered to Germany. |
1937 - Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
|
5/28: A fleet, a dictionary and a keen(well bevelled) edge
1588: Alonso Perez de Gúzman 7th Duke of Medina-Sidonia sets sail with an Armada for England;
|
1592 - At the Battle of Sacheon the Korean navy led by Admiral Yi Sun Shin repels a Japanese army that outnumbers it nearly 3 to 1.
|
| All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:10 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1995- 2024 Subsim®
"Subsim" is a registered trademark, all rights reserved.