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
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that tomatoes are vegetables - May 10th, 1893
The “Join, or Die” political cartoon is published - May 9th, 1754
The Tollund Man is discovered in Denmark - May 8th, 1950
Keith Richards writes "Satisfaction" in his sleep - May 7th, 1965
Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile - May 6th, 1954
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