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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 5th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 5, 1802, two of Napoleon’s generals entered into a pistol duel to the death over perceived insults between them. On May 5, 1809, Mary Kies became the first woman granted a US patent. She had invented a process for weaving straw with silk and thread. On May 5, 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte, erstwhile Emperor of the French died on the lonely…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 4th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 4, 1894, educator Charles Babcock, superintendent of Oil City, Pennsylvania schools, established “Bird Day” on May 4 in order to advance the celebration and conservation of our feathered friends. On May 4, 1946, the US Marine Corps was called to assault and secure an island, this time in San Francisco Bay! On May 4, 1959, the first ever Grammy music awards were…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 3rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 3, 752, the Mayan King Bird Jaguar IV began his reign. On May 3, 1921, the state legislature of West Virginia enacted the first Sales Tax in the United States, although problems in creating the mechanism to administer the tax precluded enforcement for several years. On May 3, 1945, five squadrons of Hawker Typhoon fighter aircraft attacked three ships in…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 2nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 2, 1945, an American Artillery Battalion intercepted a death march of concentration camp inmates being taken from the Dachau concentration camp to the Austrian border, in turn saving the lives of hundreds of the starving inmates. On May 2, 1918, General Motors Corporation acquired the Delaware based Chevrolet Motor Company, its last major car company acquisition for decades. On May…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 1st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 1, 305, the Co-Emperors of the Roman Empire, Diocletian and Maximian, teamed up to become the first Roman Emperors to ever resign voluntarily. On May 1, 1776, an organization known as The Order of the Illuminati was established in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria, founded by German philosopher Johann Adam Weishaupt (1748-1830). On May 1, 1851, Queen Victoria opened The Great Exhibition of the…