On May 20.1932 ; Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day. source
On May 20.1932 ; Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.
On May 20.1948 ; Chiang Kai-shek is elected as the first President of the Republic of China. source
On May 20.1948 ; Chiang Kai-shek is elected as the first President of the Republic of China.
On May 20.1983 ; First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by Luc Montagnier. source
On May 20.1983 ; First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by Luc Montagnier.
On May 21.1809 ; The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led by Napoleon I of France sees the French attack across the Danube held. source
On May 21.1809 ; The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led by Napoleon I of France sees the French attack across the Danube held.
On May 21.1871 ; Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi-Bahnen on Mount Rigi. source
On May 21.1871 ; Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi-Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
On May 22.1819 ; The SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The ship arrived at Liverpool, England, on June 20. source
On May 22.1819 ; The SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The ship arrived at Liverpool, England, on June 20.
The United States Post Office released its first two postage stamps in 1847, George Washington, along with Benjamin Franklin. source
The United States Post Office released its first two postage stamps in 1847, George Washington, along with Benjamin Franklin.
Abraham Lincoln appeared for the first time on a U.S. postage stamp with the issue of 1866, released on April 14, 1866, the first anniversary of his death. source
Abraham Lincoln appeared for the first time on a U.S. postage stamp with the issue of 1866, released on April 14, 1866, the first anniversary of his death.
On May 23.1907 ; The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session. source
On May 23.1907 ; The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
On May 23.1995 ; The first version of the Java programming language is released. source
On May 23.1995 ; The first version of the Java programming language is released.
On May 24.1895 ; Henry Irving becomes the first person from the theatre to be knighted. source
On May 24.1895 ; Henry Irving becomes the first person from the theatre to be knighted.
On May 24.1940 ; Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight. source
On May 24.1940 ; Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.
On May 25.1955 ; First ascent of Kangchenjunga (8,586 m.), the third-highest mountain in the world, by a British expedition led by Charles Evans. Joe Brown and George Band reached the summit on May 25, followed by Norman Hardie and Tony Streather the next source
On May 25.1955 ; First ascent of Kangchenjunga (8,586 m.), the third-highest mountain in the world, by a British expedition led by Charles Evans. Joe Brown and George Band reached the summit on May 25, followed by Norman Hardie and Tony Streather the next
On May 25.2012 ; The SpaceX Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous with the International Space Station. source
On May 25.2012 ; The SpaceX Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous with the International Space Station.
On May 26.1923 ; The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June. source
On May 26.1923 ; The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
On May 26.1938 ; In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session. source
On May 26.1938 ; In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
On May 27.1919 ; The NC-4 aircraft arrives in Lisbon after completing the first transatlantic flight. source
On May 27.1919 ; The NC-4 aircraft arrives in Lisbon after completing the first transatlantic flight.
On May 27.2016 ; Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha. source
On May 27.2016 ; Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha.
On May 28.1907 ; The first Isle of Man TT race was held. source
On May 28.1907 ; The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
On May 28.1926 ; coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic. source
On May 28.1926 ; coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
On May 29.1935 ; First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane. source
On May 29.1935 ; First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane.
On May 29.1945 ; First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber. source
On May 29.1945 ; First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber.
On May 30.1974 ; The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service. source
On May 30.1974 ; The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service.
On June 1.1831 ; James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole. source
On June 1.1831 ; James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole.
On June 2.1835 ;Phineas Taylor "P. T." Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States. source
On June 2.1835 ;Phineas Taylor "P. T." Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States.
On June 2.1953 ; The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth, the first major international event to be televised. source
On June 2.1953 ; The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth, the first major international event to be televised.
On June 2.1966 ; Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world. source
On June 2.1966 ; Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
On June 3.1950 ; The first successful ascent of an Eight-thousander; the summit of Annapurna is reached by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal. source
On June 3.1950 ; The first successful ascent of an Eight-thousander; the summit of Annapurna is reached by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal.
On June 4.1896 ; Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run. source
On June 4.1896 ; Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
On June 5.1883 ; The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris. source
On June 5.1883 ; The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.