Today in History — May 21
1927
21 May 1927: Charles Lindbergh Completes First Solo Transatlantic Flight
On May 21, 1927, a young American aviator named Charles Lindbergh accomplished what many believed impossible: he completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight, traveling from New York to Paris in his single-engine monoplane, the…
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1927
20 May 1927: Charles Lindbergh Begins First Solo Nonstop Transatlantic Flight
On May 20, 1927, a young airmail pilot named Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, in a single-engine monoplane called the Spirit of St. Louis. His destination was Paris,…
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19 May 1536: Anne Boleyn Executed at the Tower of London
On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, was executed at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest, and treason. Her death marked a dramatic turning…
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- 20 May 1927: Charles Lindbergh Begins First Solo Nonstop Transatlantic FlightMay 20
- 19 May 1536: Anne Boleyn Executed at the Tower of LondonMay 19
- 18 May 1980: Mount St. Helens Erupts in Catastrophic Volcanic ExplosionMay 18
- 17 May 1954: Supreme Court Rules Segregation Unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of EducationMay 17
- 16 May 1929: First Academy Awards Ceremony Held at Hollywood Roosevelt HotelMay 16
- 15 May 1940: First McDonald\x27s Restaurant Opens in San Bernardino, CaliforniaMay 15
- 14 May 1948: David Ben-Gurion Proclaims the Establishment of the State of IsraelMay 14
- 13 May 1607: English Colonists Establish Jamestown, First Permanent Settlement in AmericaMay 13
- 12 May 1949: Soviet Union Ends the Berlin Blockade After Historic AirliftMay 12
- 11 May 1997: Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov in Historic Chess MatchMay 11
- 10 May 1869: The Transcontinental Railroad United America with the Golden SpikeMay 10
- 9 May, 1960 U.S.A. Contraceptive PillMay 9
- 8 May, 1929 U.S.A. Gangsters MurderedMay 8
- 7 May 1992 U.S.A. Space Shuttle EndeavourMay 7
- 6 May, 1937 U.S.A. Airship HindenburgMay 6