Philadelphia MOVE bombing / Great Comet of 1861 discovered - May 13
On this day in 1985, police bombed the house where members of the MOVE organization lived in West Philadelphia. / On this day in 1861, Australian amateur astronomer John Tebbutt first observed the Gre...
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Dorothy Hodgkin born / Konrad Zuse unveils Z3 - May 12
On this day in 1910, Nobel-prize winning chemist Dorothy Hodgkin was born. / On this day in 1941, civil engineer and inventor Konrad Zuse, who worked in Nazi Germany, unveiled the first full functiona...
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Diamond Sutra printed / William Grant Still born - May 11
On this day in 868, a copy of the Diamond sutra was published. It is the oldest surviving complete dated and printed book. / On this day in 1895, composer William Grant Still was born in Mississippi. ...
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Astor Place Riot / Charleston Riot of 1919 - May 10
On this day in 1849, a riot broke out at the Astor Place Opera House in New York. / On this day in 1919, a riot began when white sailors began attacking Black people in Charleston, South Carolina. Le...
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First public demonstration of the Kinetoscope / Thomas Blood attempted Crown Jewels theft - May 9
On this day in 1893, the Kinetoscope had its first public demonstration at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. / On this day in 1671, Thomas Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the...
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Sétif and Guelma massacre began / Buddhist crisis began - May 8
On this day in 1945, the massacre of Algerian civilians by French authorities and European Algerians began in retaliation for anti-colonial demonstrations. / On this day in 1963, South Vietnamese sold...
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Munch's 'The Scream' recovered / Cult of the Supreme Being established - May 7
On this day in 1994, one version of Edvard Munch's famous painting "The Scream" was recovered months after it was stolen from the National Gallery in Norway. / On this day in 1794, the Cult of the Sup...
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Katie Sandwina born / Chinese Exclusion Act signed - May 6
On this day in 1884, circus performer and strongwoman Katie Sandwina was born. / On this day in 1882, U.S. President Chester A. Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned the immigration of...
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