Date
|
Year
|
Clue
|
Answer
|
May 1
|
1328
|
England recognizes the independence of this country
|
Scotland
|
May 2
|
2011
|
This infamous person is killed in Pakistan
|
Osama Bin Laden
|
May 3
|
1973
|
This building is completed. It would be the tallest in the world for over 20 years.
|
Sears Tower
|
May 4
|
1994
|
This PLO leader signs a peace accord with Israel
|
Yasser Arafat
|
May 5
|
1260
|
This khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire
|
Kublai
|
May 6
|
1937
|
This German zeppelin is destroyed by fire
|
Hindenburg
|
May 7
|
2000
|
This judo enthusiast becomes President of Russia
|
Vladimir Putin
|
May 8
|
1945
|
This nation unconditionally surrenders
|
Germany
|
May 9
|
1936
|
This country is formally annexed by Italy
|
Ethiopia
|
May 10
|
1994
|
This man becomes the first black leader of South Africa
|
Nelson Mandela
|
May 11
|
1997
|
A computer beats world champion Garry Kasparov at this activity
|
Chess
|
May 12
|
1949
|
The USSR lifts its blockade of this city
|
Berlin
|
May 13
|
1888
|
Brazil finally abolishes this
|
Slavery
|
May 14
|
1796
|
Edward Jenner administers the first vaccine for this disease
|
Smallpox
|
May 15
|
1972
|
This island, under U.S. occupation, reverts to Japanese control
|
Okinawa
|
May 16
|
1929
|
These awards are presented for the first time
|
The Academy Awards
|
May 17
|
1805
|
Muhammad Ali becomes leader of this country
|
Egypt
|
May 18
|
1980
|
This volcano erupts in the U.S. state of Washington
|
Mount St. Helens
|
May 19
|
1962
|
This actress sings "Happy Birthday" to President Kennedy
|
Marilyn Monroe
|
May 20
|
1498
|
This Portuguese explorer reaches India by sea
|
Vasco da Gama
|
May 21
|
1927
|
This aviator reaches Paris after a non-stop flight from New York
|
Charles Lindbergh
|
May 22
|
1807
|
This former U.S. Vice President is indicted on charges of treason
|
Aaron Burr
|
May 23
|
1533
|
This king divorces Catherine of Aragon
|
King Henry VIII
|
May 24
|
1844
|
Samuel Morse sends the first official message using this device
|
Telegraph
|
May 25
|
1787
|
The Constitutional Convention opens in this city
|
Philadelphia
|
May 26
|
1940
|
Allied forces evacuate Europe from this city in France
|
Dunkirk
|
May 27
|
1927
|
This company discontinues the Model T
|
Ford
|
May 28
|
1998
|
This country tests nuclear weapons for the first time
|
Pakistan
|
May 29
|
1953
|
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of this mountain
|
Mount Everest
|
May 30
|
1431
|
This female warrior is burned at the stake
|
Joan of Arc
|
May 31
|
1916
|
The UK and Germany fight this famous naval battle, named for Denmark's main peninsula
|
Battle of Jutland
|