May 27th: Peter the Great Founds St. Petersburg
On May 27, 1703, Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
27 Maj 20224min
May 26th: Dorothea Lange is Born
On May 26, 1895, the photographer Dorothea Lange is born.
26 Maj 20225min
May 25th: Star Wars Is Released
On May 25, 1977, the original “Star Wars” film is released.
25 Maj 20224min
May 24th: The First Telegraph Is Sent
On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sends a successful telegraphic message.
24 Maj 20225min
May 23rd: William Harvey Carney Receives Medal of Honor
On May 23, 1900, William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic action in the Civil War.
23 Maj 20225min
May 20th: Prisoners Arrive At Aushwitz
On May 20, 1940, the first prisoners arrive at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi death camp.
20 Maj 20224min
May 19th: MLK's Letter From A Birmingham Jail
On May 19, 1963, The New York Post Magazine publishes excerpts of Martin Luther King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
19 Maj 20224min
May 18th: Abraham Lincoln Is Nominated
On May 18, 1860, Abraham Lincoln is nominated for president by the Republican Party in Chicago
18 Maj 20224min
