HistoryPod

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1. 28th May 1754: Battle of Jumonville Glen in Pennsylvania marks the beginning of the French and Indian War

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2. 27th May 1703: The foundation of St Petersburg by Tsar Peter the Great

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3. 26th May 1923: First 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race begins, establishing the endurance racing format

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4. 25th May 1977: The first Star Wars film is released in cinemas

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5. 24th May 1943: Josef Mengele, the Nazi Angel of Death, transferred to Auschwitz

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6. 23rd May 1949: West Germany formally established, otherwise known as the Federal Republic of Germany

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7. 22nd May 1849: Abraham Lincoln becomes the first and only President to be awarded a patent

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8. 21st May 1927 and 1932: Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic, followed five years later by Emilia Earhart as the first woman

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9. 20th May 1882: Establishment of the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

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10. 19th May 1922: Young Pioneer organisation formally established in the USSR

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11. 18th May 1848: The Frankfurt Parliament opens at St. Paul’s Church as the first freely elected parliament for all of Germany

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12. 17th May 1756: The Seven Years’ War begins, when Great Britain formally declares war on France

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13. 16th May 1960: The first laser was successfully operated by Theodore Maiman at the Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California

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14. 15th May 1940: The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in San Bernadino, California

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15. 14th May 1878: The last witchcraft trial in the United States was held in Salem, Massachusetts

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16. 13th May 1861: Queen Victoria issues a “Proclamation of Neutrality” concerning the American Civil War

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17. 12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California

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18. 11th May 1997: IBM’s chess computer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov to become the first computer to defeat a reigning world chess champion under tournament conditions

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19. 10th May 1869: The ‘Golden Spike’ completes the first transcontinental railroad in the United States at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory

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20. 9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels

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