Today in History — May 15
1940
15 May 1940: First McDonald\x27s Restaurant Opens in San Bernardino, California
On May 15, 1940, the first McDonald's restaurant opened its doors in San Bernardino, California, beginning what would become one of the most remarkable business success stories in American history. Brothers Maurice Mac and Richard…
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1948
14 May 1948: David Ben-Gurion Proclaims the Establishment of the State of Israel
On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion stood in the Tel Aviv Museum and proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel, fulfilling a two-thousand-year dream of the Jewish people to return to their ancestral homeland.…
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13 May 1607: English Colonists Establish Jamestown, First Permanent Settlement in America
On May 13, 1607, a group of approximately one hundred English colonists stepped ashore on the banks of the James River in Virginia, establishing Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. This moment…
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- 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
- 5 May 1891 U.S.A. Carnegie HallMay 5
- 4 May, 1970 - U.S.A. Kent State University ShootingsMay 4
- 3 May, 1991 U.S.A. Last Dallas Episode ShownMay 3
- 2 May, 1927 U.S.A. ProhibitionMay 2
- 1 May 1941 The first Navajo code talkers are recruited by the US Marines.May 1
- 30 April 2009 Chrysler files for bankruptcy in USAApr 30