May This Day In History

Videos from This Day In History with a brief description together with this day in history date in May where the video can be found.
1st May : The Empire State Building 1931
1st May : Citizen Kane 1941
2nd May : The beginning of the Great Depression 1930
2nd May : Comet first flight 1952
3rd May : Dallas Soap 1991
4th May : Greensburg, Kansas Tornado 2007
4th May : Kent State University Shootings 1970
4th May : Al Capone 1932
6th May : Video Footage of Roger Bannister breaking the four minute mile 1954
6th May : Airship Hindenburg Disaster 1937
7th May : Chattanooga Choo Choo 1941
7th May : Price Of Oil 2008
8th May : David Berkowitz ( Son of Sam ) 1978
8th May : The Beatles "Let It Be" 1970
8th May : VE Day / Victory In Europe celebrations 1945
8th May : Documentary about the New York killer David Berkowitz ( Son of Sam ) 1978
9th May : Ebola Virus outbreaks Documentary 1994
11th May : Documentary about the Dust Bowl Years explaining how and why 1934
12th May : King George VI coronation 1937
12th May : China Earthquake 2008
12th May : Berlin Blockade 1949
13th May : Footage of the Italian Fascist Benito Mussolini 1939
15th May : Distributing Food Aid towards the end of the Great Depression 1939
16th May : Anti Vietnam Protests on college campuses National Guard called in 1969
17th May : Rioting Liberty City, Miami 1980
17th May : Dambusters Raids 1943
17th May : Watergate Hearings 1973
19th May : Charlie Chan Avian Flu
19th May : Marilyn Monroe performed a rendition of "Happy Birthday" to JFK 1962
19th May : Harry Houdini 1920's
20th May : "Freedom Riders" and the fight for equality 1961
21st May : Charles Lindbergh completes the first Trans Atlantic Flight landing in Paris 1927
22nd May : The Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe 1981
22nd May : Tiananmen Square in Beijing 1989
23rd May : "I'll Never Smile Again" Frank Sinatra 1940
24th May : German Battleship Bismarck Sinks HMS Hood 1941
25th May : History of The Gateway Arch in St. Louis 1968
26th May : Dunkirk evacuation when every craft that could cross the channel to rescue soldiers 1940
27th May : The Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary 1936
28th May : Francis Chichester arrives back in Plymouth 1967
29th May : Who Shot JR in Dallas 1980
30th May : Biafra Declares Independence 1967
31st May : Resignation Speech of President Nixon from 1974
We have tried to include one video on each this day in history for May , we try to relate the videos to the specific news item in some way , I hope you enjoy the addition of related videos to this day in history.

1 The growing anti war demonstrations against the war in Vietnam continue as the weather brings more demonstrators onto the streets
2 May is one of the worst months for tornadoes in the region known as Tornado Alley in the US as hundreds of tornadoes touch down over many US States
3 After many months of the Soviet Union blockading west Berlin the blockade is lifted , in the months during the blockade the UK and US had been flying in essential supplies of oil and food
4 The war in the Balkans continues to worsen as the area is split by secular fighting caused through both sides wanting nationhood for it's citizens

Major Holidays In May

Victoria Day Canada The Monday on or before May 24
Easter A Sunday between April 4th and May 8th .
Mothers Day Second Sunday in May
Memorial Day U.S.A. May 30