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…
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A Brief History On May 1, 1851, Queen Victoria opened The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, a sort of World’s Fair, in Hyde Park, London, England at a spectacular edifice known as The Crystal Palace. Digging Deeper So impressive was the venue, many people called the event the “Crystal Palace Exhibition.” Lasting from May 1st to October 15th, 1851, the celebration of industry, culture, and art attracted numerous celebrities, such as Sam Colt, Michael Faraday, Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carrol, Charlotte Bronte, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and other stars. Designed by Joseph Paxton,…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 30th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 30, 1517, oddly enough the day before May Day, riots in London, England broke out known as Evil May Day (alternatively, Ill May Day). On April 30, 1961, the Soviet Union was proud to commission their ill-fated nuclear powered submarine, the K-19. On April 30, 1961, the Soviet Navy commissioned their first nuclear armed submarine, the K-19, later made famous…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 29th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 29, 1429, Joan of Arc, The Maid of Orleans, arrived at Orleans wearing the armor of a knight to lead the battle to lift the Siege of Orleans. On April 29, 1483, the Kingdom of Castile captured the main island of the Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, leading to Spanish ownership of the islands to this day. On April 29, 1945,…
A Brief History Today, we look at the five most notable declared candidates for the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries as of April 28, 2023. Digging Deeper Joe Biden (age 80), a career politician, has been serving as the 46th President of the United States since 2021. Joe Exotic (age 60), also known as the “Tiger King,” is a businessman, convicted felon, and media personality. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (age 69), the son of 1968 Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, is an anti-vaccine activist, author, and environmental lawyer. Jerome Segal (age 79) is a philosopher and research scholar, who…