Chief Seattle dies - June 7th, 1866
Chicago's first elevated train line begins operation - June 6th, 1892
Ruth Benedict is born - June 5th, 1887
The first shopping carts are introduced - June 4th, 1937
"Casey at the Bat" is published - June 3rd, 1888
London's Big Ben rings out for the first time - May 31st, 1859
Christopher Marlowe is killed in a tavern brawl - May 30th, 1593
The premiere of Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" sparks a near riot in Paris - May 29th, 1913
16 women are fired for dancing the Turkey Trot - May 28th, 1912
Lonnie Johnson patents the Super Soaker - May 27th, 1986
Flashback episode - May 24th
Sergeant William Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor - May 23rd, 1900
Abraham Ortelius publishes the first world atlas - May 22nd, 1570
Leopold and Loeb murder Bobby Franks - May 21st, 1924
President Lincoln signs the Homestead Act - May 20th, 1862
The first Tim Hortons coffee and donut shop opens - May 17th, 1964
Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to summit Mount Everest - May 16th, 1975
Gasoline rationing begins in the United States - May 15th, 1942
A white mob attacks a group of Freedom Riders - May 14th, 1961
The Socialist Party of America nominates a convict for president - May 13th, 1920
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