19th May 1536: The execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife and mother of the future Elizabeth I
Although found unanimously guilty by a jury of 27 peers, the evidence against Anne was questionable. Only the Flemish musician Mark Smeaton admitted to having an affair with her, and this confession i...
19 Mai 0s
18th May 1291: The Siege of Acre saw the Muslim forces of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil seize control of the Crusader-controlled city
The Siege of Acre, sometimes known in Christendom as the Fall of Acre, marked the last attempt to exert Crusader influence in the Holy ...
18 Mai 0s
17th May 1954: U.S. Supreme Court rules in Brown v. Board of Education that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional
The unanimous opinion of the Court said that segregated public schools were inherently unequal and therefore ...
17 Mai 0s
16th May 1966: Start of the Cultural Revolution in China when Mao releases the ‘May 16th Notification’
By the time the Cultural Revolution ended in 1976 an estimated minimum of 400,000 people had died through torture, execution, or ...
16 Mai 0s
15th May 1928: Mickey and Minnie Mouse appear in their first cartoon to be shown to a cinema audience
Mickey Mouse's first animated appearance was in a silent short called Plane Crazy, but the cartoon failed to secure a distributor until a soundtrack was added a year ...
15 Mai 0s
14th May 1932: “We Want Beer” parade takes place in New York City to protest against prohibition
New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker led an estimated 100,000 people on the Beer for Taxation march in favour of legalising beer, framing it as both a cultural issue as well as a practical economic measur...
14 Mai 0s
13th May 1950: First #Formula1 World Championship Grand Prix race at Silverstone
The first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix race took place at the Silverstone circuit in ...
13 Mai 0s
12th May 1949: The Soviet Union ends its blockade of West Berlin
Instigated on 24 June the previous year, the Soviet blockade prevented all rail, road, and water transport between Berlin and the West of the ...
12 Mai 0s
