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On this day

Start of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.

2024

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Queen Elizabeth II misses the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years. It was the first time that a new session of Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge acting as Counsellors of State.

2022

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Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last footholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Al-Tabqah, bringing the Battle of Tabqa to an end.

2017

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One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

2013

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The Damascus bombings are carried out using a pair of car bombs detonated by suicide bombers outside a military intelligence complex in Damascus, Syria, killing 55 people.

2012

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A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 20 m from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.

2005

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FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds.

2002

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The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province killing 1,567 people.

1997

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A blizzard strikes Mount Everest, killing eight climbers by the next day.

1996

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Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.

1994

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In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills over 200 workers.

1993

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Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder.

1975

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Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.

1969

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The Northrop M2-F2 crashes on landing, becoming the inspiration for the novel Cyborg and TV series The Six Million Dollar Man.

1967

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Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.

1962

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Air France Flight 406 is destroyed by a bomb over the Sahara, killing 78.

1961

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First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground.

1946

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World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.

1942

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World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.

1941

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World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany.

1941

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World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg.

1940

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World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland.

1940

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Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings.

1933

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J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.

1924

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The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.

1922

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Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.

1916

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Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.

1908

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The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.

1904

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Finnish farmworker Karl Emil Malmelin kills seven people with an axe at the Simola croft in the village of Klaukkala.

1899

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Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.

1881

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The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.

1876

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Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.

1872

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The First transcontinental railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory with the golden spike.

1869

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American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.

1865

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Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut.

1857

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Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 22 and injuring over 120.

1849

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Panic of 1837: New York City banks suspend the payment of specie, triggering a national banking crisis and an economic depression whose severity was not surpassed until the Great Depression.

1837

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A revolt broke out in southern Vietnam against Emperor Minh Mang, who had desecrated the deceased mandarin Le Van Duyet.

1833

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The National Gallery in London opens to the public.

1824

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First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.

1801

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War of the First Coalition: Napoleon wins a victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men.

1796

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American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.

1775

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American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.

1775

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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.

1774

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The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.

1773

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Rioting occurs in London after John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticising King George III.

1768

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Great Northern War: The Russian Navy led by Admiral Fyodor Apraksin land both at Katajanokka and Hietalahti during the Battle of Helsinki.

1713

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King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom.

1688

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Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.

1534

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Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there.

1503

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Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.

1497

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Temür, Khagan of the Mongols, is enthroned as Emperor of the Yuan dynasty.

1294

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Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England pending the selection of a king.

1291

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Alberic II of Spoleto arranges the election of pope Agapetus II following the death of Pope Marinus II.

946

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A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.

-28

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On this day

Start of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.

2024

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Queen Elizabeth II misses the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years. It was the first time that a new session of Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge acting as Counsellors of State.

2022

view article

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last footholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Al-Tabqah, bringing the Battle of Tabqa to an end.

2017

view article

One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

2013

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The Damascus bombings are carried out using a pair of car bombs detonated by suicide bombers outside a military intelligence complex in Damascus, Syria, killing 55 people.

2012

view article

A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 20 m from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.

2005

view article

FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds.

2002

view article

The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province killing 1,567 people.

1997

view article

A blizzard strikes Mount Everest, killing eight climbers by the next day.

1996

view article

Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.

1994

view article

In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills over 200 workers.

1993

view article

Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder.

1975

view article

Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.

1969

view article

The Northrop M2-F2 crashes on landing, becoming the inspiration for the novel Cyborg and TV series The Six Million Dollar Man.

1967

view article

Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.

1962

view article

Air France Flight 406 is destroyed by a bomb over the Sahara, killing 78.

1961

view article

First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground.

1946

view article

World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.

1942

view article

World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.

1941

view article

World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany.

1941

view article

World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg.

1940

view article

World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland.

1940

view article

Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings.

1933

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J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.

1924

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The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.

1922

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Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.

1916

view article

Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.

1908

view article

The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.

1904

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Finnish farmworker Karl Emil Malmelin kills seven people with an axe at the Simola croft in the village of Klaukkala.

1899

view article

Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.

1881

view article

The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.

1876

view article

Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.

1872

view article

The First transcontinental railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory with the golden spike.

1869

view article

American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.

1865

view article

Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut.

1857

view article

Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 22 and injuring over 120.

1849

view article

Panic of 1837: New York City banks suspend the payment of specie, triggering a national banking crisis and an economic depression whose severity was not surpassed until the Great Depression.

1837

view article

A revolt broke out in southern Vietnam against Emperor Minh Mang, who had desecrated the deceased mandarin Le Van Duyet.

1833

view article

The National Gallery in London opens to the public.

1824

view article

First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.

1801

view article

War of the First Coalition: Napoleon wins a victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men.

1796

view article

American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.

1775

view article

American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.

1775

view article

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.

1774

view article

The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.

1773

view article

Rioting occurs in London after John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticising King George III.

1768

view article

Great Northern War: The Russian Navy led by Admiral Fyodor Apraksin land both at Katajanokka and Hietalahti during the Battle of Helsinki.

1713

view article

King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom.

1688

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Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.

1534

view article

Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there.

1503

view article

Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.

1497

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Temür, Khagan of the Mongols, is enthroned as Emperor of the Yuan dynasty.

1294

view article

Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England pending the selection of a king.

1291

view article

Alberic II of Spoleto arranges the election of pope Agapetus II following the death of Pope Marinus II.

946

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A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.

-28

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Space Cadet Pinball on Linux

Stephen Brennan's personal website and blog.

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Walking Slower? Why Your Ears, Not Your Knees, Might Be the Problem

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Think Linear Algebra (2023)

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Casio S100X Japanese Lacquer Edition (JP Page Only)

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I returned to AWS, and was reminded why I left

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Shunting-Yard Animation

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Task Paralysis and AI

An article about ADHD, Task Paralysis and AI.

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9 Mothers (YC P26) Is Hiring

9 Mothers Jobs

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Show HN: An index of indie web/blog indexes

A maintained, canonical meta-index of indie web and small web index sites. 39 entries across 6 categories.

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GitHub Is Sinking

The one where I suggest finding the nearest lifeboat

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The River Otter's Remarkable Comeback

In North America's Great Lakes region, river otters are coming back from the brink thanks to decades of effort on both sides of the border.

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Idempotency Is Easy Until the Second Request Is Different

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Internet Archive Switzerland

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I’ve banned query strings

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The One Dollar Counterfeiter

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What's a Mathematician to Do?

I have to apologize because this is not the normal sort of question for this site, but there have been times in the past where MO was remarkably helpful and kind to undergrads with similar types of

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Bun's experimental Rust rewrite hits 99.8% test compatibility on Linux x64 glibc

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Academic Research Skills for Claude Code

Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize - Imbad0202/academic-research-skills

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Louis Rossmann tells 3D printer maker Bambu Lab to 'Go (Bleep) yourself'

Bambu Labs controversy heats up.

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On this day

Start of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.

Queen Elizabeth II misses the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years. It was the first time that a new session of Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge acting as Counsellors of State.

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last footholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Al-Tabqah, bringing the Battle of Tabqa to an end.

One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

The Damascus bombings are carried out using a pair of car bombs detonated by suicide bombers outside a military intelligence complex in Damascus, Syria, killing 55 people.

A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 20 m from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.

FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds.

The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province killing 1,567 people.

A blizzard strikes Mount Everest, killing eight climbers by the next day.

Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.

In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills over 200 workers.

Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder.

Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.

The Northrop M2-F2 crashes on landing, becoming the inspiration for the novel Cyborg and TV series The Six Million Dollar Man.

Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.

Air France Flight 406 is destroyed by a bomb over the Sahara, killing 78.

First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground.

World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.

World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.

World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany.

World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg.

World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland.

Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings.

J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.

The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.

Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.

Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.

The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.

Finnish farmworker Karl Emil Malmelin kills seven people with an axe at the Simola croft in the village of Klaukkala.

Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.

The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.

Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.

The First transcontinental railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory with the golden spike.

American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.

Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut.

Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 22 and injuring over 120.

Panic of 1837: New York City banks suspend the payment of specie, triggering a national banking crisis and an economic depression whose severity was not surpassed until the Great Depression.

A revolt broke out in southern Vietnam against Emperor Minh Mang, who had desecrated the deceased mandarin Le Van Duyet.

The National Gallery in London opens to the public.

First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.

War of the First Coalition: Napoleon wins a victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men.

American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.

American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.

The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.

Rioting occurs in London after John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticising King George III.

Great Northern War: The Russian Navy led by Admiral Fyodor Apraksin land both at Katajanokka and Hietalahti during the Battle of Helsinki.

King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom.

Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.

Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there.

Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.

Temür, Khagan of the Mongols, is enthroned as Emperor of the Yuan dynasty.

Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England pending the selection of a king.

Alberic II of Spoleto arranges the election of pope Agapetus II following the death of Pope Marinus II.

A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.

On this day

Start of the May 2024 solar storms, the most powerful set of geomagnetic storms since the 2003 Halloween solar storms.

Queen Elizabeth II misses the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years. It was the first time that a new session of Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge acting as Counsellors of State.

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last footholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Al-Tabqah, bringing the Battle of Tabqa to an end.