On May 21, 1471, Henry VI, King of England and France, was killed in the Tower of London thus bringing an end to the dominance of the House of Lancaster and marking the ascendance of the House… Read More →
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May 20 1873 - Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis Receive Patent for Blue Jeans
May 20 Bavaria-born, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and a tailor from Reno, Nevada, Jacob Davis received the patent to create work pants reinforced with metal rivets on May 20, 1873. The two then set out to create what would become one of the… Read More →
May 19 2001 - Apple Inc. Opens its First Retail Store
May 19 On Saturday, May 19, 2001, Apple Inc. opened its first retail store in the US, at Tysons Corner in McLean, Virginia. Steve Jobs, the then CEO had hosted a press event earlier that week at… Read More →
May 18 1974 - India Becomes the Sixth Nation to Successfully Test an Atomic Bomb
May 18 On May 18, 1974, at 8.05 am local time, the Indian Army conducted the first nuclear weapon explosion by the country. The detonation at Pokhran Test Range in the Pokhran region of Rajasthan state in India was codenamed Smiling Buddha, though referred to by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MoEA) as Pokhran- I. The test was overseen… Read More →
May 17 1792 - The New York Stock Exchange is Formed
May 17 The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), also commonly called the "Big Board", is the world's largest stock exchange in terms of its market capitalization which is currently worth over 14 trillion dollars. The stock… Read More →
May 16 1929 - The First Academy Awards Ceremony is Held
May 16 The first Academy Awards ceremony in the history of Hollywood was held in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Thursday, May 16, 1929. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) decided to honor the best movies… Read More →
May 15 1958 CE - The Space Laboratory Sputnik 3 is Launched by the Soviet Union
May 15 On May 15, 1958, the USSR launched the only Soviet satellite that year – Sputnik 3. Sputnik 3 made it into orbit during the International Geophysical Year (IGY), an international project that was conducted between July 1, 1957 and December 31, 1958. Sputnik 3… Read More →
May 14 1804 CE - William Clark Sets off on the Famous Lewis and Clark Expedition, the "Corps of Discovery"
May 14 The Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Corps of Discovery, was a historic expedition undertaken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to secure the western regions – the Northwest and Oregon regions of the Pacific coast for the United… Read More →
May 13 1648 - The Red Fort, Home to Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, is Completed in Delhi
May 13 Shah Jahan, in a bid to deepen the lasting impression of the Mughal Dynasty on Indian history, achieved a major step in the creation of his legacy on May 13, 1648: the Red Fort, a new palace constructed in… Read More →
May 12 1935 - The First Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Occurs in Akron, Ohio
May 12 The battle against addiction has taken many forms throughout the centuries, but none has had a more prominent effect in recent times than Alcoholics Anonymous. The twelve-step program centering on building communities of people to overcome the challenges of recovery together had its first unofficial meeting on May 12, 1935. Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith… Read More →
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