Solar eclipse helped prove general relativity / Fall of Constantinople - May 29
On this day in 1919, a total solar eclipse experiment helped prove Einstein's recently proposed general theory of relativity. / On this day in 1453, Constantinople was captured by the Ottoman Empire, ...
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Ruby Payne-Scott born / Eliza Ann Gardner born - May 28
On this day in 1912, Ruby Payne-Scott, the first female radio astronomer in Australia, was born. / On this day in 1831, abolitionist and religious leader Eliza Ann Gardner was born in New York. Learn...
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Battle of Tsushima / Chrysler Building completed - May 27
On this day in 1905, the Battle of Tsushima, part of the Russo-Japanese war, began. / On this day in 1930, the Chrysler Building in Manhattan was completed. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:...
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Frankie Manning born / "Dracula" published - May 26
On this day in 1914, dancer and Lindy Hop innovator Frankie Manning was born. / On this day in 1897, the novel "Dracula" was published. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastne...
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Organisation of African Unity founded / Rosario Castellanos born - May 25
On this day in 1963, the Organization of African Unity was founded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. / On this day in 1925, Mexican writer Rosario Castellanos was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at ht...
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First Eurovision Song Contest / Leon Trotsky assassination attempt - May 24
On this day in 1956, the first Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland. / On this day in 1940, a group of Stalinist agents attempted to assassinate Leon Trotsky. Less than three mont...
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Second Defenestration of Prague / Seventeen Point Agreement signed - May 23
On this day in 1618, two regents were thrown from a window in the Prague Castle, an incident now known as the Second Defenestration of Prague. / On this day in 1951, Tibet signed the Seventeen Point A...
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Great Chilean Earthquake / Lassen Peak erupted - May 22
On this day in 1960, the largest earthquake in recorded history, a magnitude 9.5, hit off the coast of Chile. / On this day in 1915, an explosive eruption of Lassen Peak in northern California devasta...
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