5th May 1789: The Estates General meets at Versailles, near Paris, for the first time in 175 years
When the Estates General opened on 5 May many hoped that it would provide a platform for reform, but in practice it acted as a precursor to the French ...
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4th May 1970: Ohio National Guardsmen shoot Kent State University students
Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed four Kent State University ...
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3rd May 1921: Partition of Ireland divides Ireland into two separate political entities
The Government of Ireland Act established one parliament in Belfast for Northern Ireland and another in Dublin for Southern Ireland. While both remained under the authority of the United Kingdom, each was granted a degree of self-governance and the border remains today as the boundary between the Republic of Ireland and Northern ...
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2nd May 1670: Hudson’s Bay Company established with a royal charter from King Charles II of England
The Hudson's Bay Company maintained a monopoly over trade in the area for over 200 years, ensuring it had a lasting impact on the economic and political development of what would later become ...
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1st May 1776: The forerunner of the Bavarian Illuminati was founded by Adam Weishaupt
The Covenant of Perfectibility, the forerunner of the original Bavarian Illuminati, was founded by Adam Weishaupt in ...
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30th April 1803: Louisiana Purchase Treaty concluded between the United States and France
The French government sold the entire Louisiana Territory, which included an area that now forms part of fifteen separate states, at less than 3 cents per ...
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29th April 1587: Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard
Sir Francis Drake entered the Bay of Cádiz and attacked the Spanish naval fleet in an event known as ‘Singeing the King of Spain's ...
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28th April 1967: Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, refuses induction into the United States Army
Ali's refusal to be inducted led to him being stripped of his boxing titles and later convicted of draft evasion for which he was sentenced to five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and a ban from boxing. He remained free on bail while the case was under ...
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