31 May Declaration.

 1955 Strike 🪧 of railway workers in Great Britain causes an emergency crisis declaration by the government.

30 May Violence.

 1925 Protesters against Great Powers intervention in internal Chinese affairs shot at by police in Shanghai.

29 May In.

 2015 Presidency of Nigeria taken by Muhammadu Burhari.

28 May Disaster.

 1995 Death of 2,000 in Khabarovsk, Russia due to Earthquake.

27 May End.

 1955 Last airing of “The Red Buttons Show” on National Broadcasting Cooperation Television .

26 May Player Improved.

 1925 Five weeks after undergoing Surgery for an Ulcer  Ruth is out of bed.

25 May Charges Filed.

 1925 Rhea County Circuit Court Grand Jury indicts John Thomas Scopes under Butler Act after seven students testified he had taught evolution.

24 May Award.

 2015 Jacques Audiard film “Deephan” awarded Palme d’Or at 68th Cannes Film Festival.

23 May Eureka!

 1785 Statement by Benjamin Franklin of the invention of bifocals.

22 May 45 Honored.

1965 Number 1 Spot in  single charts goes to Ticket to Ride by Beatles.

21 May Position Filled.

 1925 Office of High Commissioner for the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 in Egypt 🇪🇬 filled by Barron Lloyd of Dolbran, George.

20 May Deaths.

 1965 One-hundred-twenty-one. deaths in Cairo, Egypt crash of Boeing 720-B a from Pakistan.

19 May Saints Made.

 1935 Sainthood given by Pope Pius XI to Thomas Moore who was executed because he refused to take the oath of allegiance to  King Henry as Supreme head of the church in England, and Cardinal John Fischer for refusing to swear that Anne Boleyn not Catherine of Aragon was Queen of England.

18 May Victory.

 1995 Sandra Post wins Women’s international Bowling Championship the Bowling Queens.

17 May Achievement.

 1925 3000th hit by Tris Speaker of what is now the Cleveland Guardians.

16 May Hail.

 1955 Visit by Belgian King Baudouin to Congo.

15 May Defeat.

 1935 At Baker Bowl in Philadelphia Phillies are defeated by Pirates.

14 May Printing.

 1925 The Hogarth Press publishes the Virginia Woolf Novel Mrs. Dalloway.

13 May Record.

 1925 Hitting of 3 consecutive Home Runs of a 463’ length  minimum by Mickey Mantle.

12 May Saint Declared.

 1925 Pope Pius XI declares Jean Vianney, a priest from France a saint .

11 May Break.

1925 Schism in Dutch Communist Party.

10 May Position Secured and Shots Fired.

1775 Capture of Fort Ticonderoga from British. 1925 In Shanghai shots are fired against anti foreign demonstrators.

9 May Hearing.

 1925 Justices of the Peace in Rhea County Tennessee hold examination of John T. Scopes and bind the case over to Circuit Court.

8 May Habaemus Papam.

2025 Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago is chosen Pope taking the name Leo XIV. https://andysblogadayinhistory.blogspot.com/2025/05/21-april-incorporation and Sede Vaccante.html

7 May Starts.

1925 In Munich Germany’s Deutshe Museum the first projection planetarium opens. 2025 Cardinals cast first vote in conclave to choose the successor of Pope Francis. ://andysblogadayinhistory.blogspot.com/2025/04/26-april-im-out-final-https://andysblogadayinhistory.blogspot.com/2025/05/8-may-habamus-papam.html

6 May Response and Tie.

 1925 Response by ACLU that it will provide lawyers to John T. Scopes. Tie of Cap Ansons five home run Record by Ty Cobb

5 May Starts.

 1925 After a meeting of Dayton leaders make plan to hold a trial to determine the constitutionality of the Butler Act as a publicly event for the town, justices of the peace of Rhea County Tennessee issue arrest warrant for Biology Teacher John Thomas Scopes for violation of the the Butler Act by teaching evolution. 2025 Cardinals start meeting In General Congregation. to discuss what they think 💭 the church should look for in a pope.

4 May Meeting.

 1925 League of Nations meets to discuss arms control

3 May Spacecraft Sends Show.

 1965 Today Show becomes the first telecast by satellite.

2 May Operation Starts.

 1925 Opening in Golden Gate Park San Francisco, of Kezar Stadium.

1 May Power Grows

 1925 Britain makes Cypress a Crown Colony.