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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 Hindenberg 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