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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 25th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 25, 1521, the famous imperial general assembly known as the Diet of Worms was concluded by the Edict of Worms, an order by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V that declared the Protestant reformer Martin Luther an outlaw. On May 25, 1738, a treaty was finally signed, ending the war between Maryland and Pennsylvania known as The Conojocular War, or Cresap’s War.…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 24th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 24, 1607, 100 English settlers went ashore at a site chosen for the Jamestown Colony, the first permanent English settlement in mainland North America. On May 24, 1626, Peter Minuit, Director of New Netherland, bought the island of Manhattan (in modern day New York City) from Native-Americans for goods valued at 60 guilders, the equivalent of $24. On May 24,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 23rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 23, 1701, Scottish Captain William Kidd was hanged in London for piracy and murder. On May 23, 1829, Austrian maker of keyboard instruments, Cyrill Demian, a man of Armenian descent, was granted a patent for his new musical instrument, the Accordion. On May 23, 1901, the Attorney General of Paris, France, received an anonymous note that a woman was being…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 22nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 22, 1176, The Hashshashin (Assassins) made an attempt on the life of Saladin, the First Sultan of Egypt and Syria. On May 22, 1849, future president of the United States Abraham Lincoln was granted a patent for a device to raise boats over obstacles in a river. On May 22, 1856, Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina had had it!…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 21st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 21, 1703, English writer Daniel Defoe was arrested and jailed for the crime of “seditious libel,” his offense being the writing of a pamphlet critical of rich and powerful English authorities. On May 21, 1924, a pair of well to do college students from the University of Chicago kidnapped and murdered a 14-year-old boy, just for the thrill of committing…