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THINK "What do I know?"
FOLLOW text links to learn more.
CONSIDER related personal experiences.
CONNECT your ideas with other items of interest.
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It happened in May...May 1 / 1926 - Ford factory workers get 40 hr. work week / 1931 - Empire State Building dedicated / https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elvis-presley-is-inducted-into-the-us-army1991 - Ricky Henderson breaks stolen base record / May Day / Mother Goose Day
May 2 / 1933 - Loch Ness Monster sighted / 1939 - New York Yankee, Lou Gehrig ends streak / 2011 - Osama Bin Laden killed by U.S. forces / Truffle Day / Scurvy Awareness Day May 3 / 1946 - Japanese War Trials begin / 1952 - Fletcher lands on the North Pole / 1980 - MADD founder's daughter killed by drunk driver / Lumpy Rug Day / World Press Freedom Day May 4 / 1776 - Rhode Island declares independence / 1970 - National Guard kills four at Kent State / 1994 - Rabin and Arafat sign accord for Palestinian self rule / International Fire Fighters Day / May 5 / 1821 - Napoleon dies in exile / 1877 - Sitting Bull leads his people into Canada / 1905 - Cy Young throws perfect game / 1961 - First American in Space / Cinco de Mayo Day / Oyster Day May 6 / 1937 - Hindenburg explodes in New Jersey / 1954 - Roger Bannister breaks four minute mile / 1994 - English Channel Chunnel opens / Tourist Appreciation Day / No Diet Day May 7 / 1763 - Pontiac's rebellion begins / 1902 - Volcanic eruption buries Caribbean city / 1915 - German submarine sinks Lusitania May 8 / 1541 - DeSoto reaches the Mississippi / 1945 - V-E Day is celebrated in America and Britain / 2010 - Betty White becomes oldest Saturday Night Live host / Coconut Cream Pie Day / World Red Cross Day May 9 / 1671 - Captain Blood steals crown jewels / 1914 - First Mother's Day Holiday / 2001 - Soccer fans trampled in Ghana / Butterscotch Brownie Day / Lost Sock Memorial Day May 10 / 1869 - Transcontinental railroad completed / 1877 - First telephone installed in the White House / 1996 - Death on Mt. Everest / Clean Up Your Room Day / Shrimp Day May 11 / 1858 - Minnesota enters the Union / 1987 - Butcher of Lyon on trial / 1997 - Deep Blue supercomputer beats Grand Master Chess Champion / Twilight Zone Day May 12 / 1932 - Body of Lindbergh baby found / 1957 - Race care driver A.J. Foyt gets first pro victory / 1963 - Bob Dylan walks out on the Ed Sullivan Show / International Nurses Day / Limerick Day May 13 / 1607 - Jamestown founded / 1973 - First battle of the sexes / 1981 - Pope John Paul II is shot / Frog Jumping Day / Leprechaun Day May 14 / 1804 - Lewis and Clark depart / 1948 - State if Israel proclaimed / 1955 - Warsaw Pact is formed / Buttermilk Biscuit Day / Dance Like a Chicken Day May 15 / 1896 - Tornado decimates Texas town / 1963 - The flight of Faith 7 / 1988 - Soviets began withdrawing from Afghanistan / Police Officers Memorial Day / Straw Hat Day May 16 / 1929 - First Academy Awards dinner / 1975 - First woman scales Mt. Everest / 1980 - Rookie Magic Johnson plays center, wins championship / Love a Tree Day / Wear Purple for Peace Day May 17 / 1954 - Brown vs. Board of Education is decided / 1970 - Heyerdahl sails papyrus boat / 1973 - Televised Watergate Hearing begins / Cherry Cobbler Day / Pack Rat Day May 18 / 1860 - Lincoln nominated for presidency / 1974 - India joins the nuclear club / 1980 - Mt. St. Helens erupts / No Dirty Dishes Day / Visit your Relatives Day May 19 / 1588 - Spanish Armada sets sail / 1943 - Churchill and FDR plot D-Day / 1836 - Cynthia Ann Parker is kidnapped / Boys and Girls Club Day / Devil's Food Cake Day May 18 / 1860 - Lincoln nominated for presidency / 1974 - India joins the nuclear club / 1980 - Mt. St. Helens erupts / No Dirty Dishes Day / Visit your Relatives Day |
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Extra Extra - Read all about it... then write a newsworthy article answering the expository questions of "Who, What, When, Where and Why".
Persuasive Essay - Research a controversial event. Identify a difference of opinions from your study, take a position, then present and defend your argument. Historical Fiction - Using the framework of a "day in time", create your own characters and plot structure... start writing. *Party Planner - Given the assignment to plan for a particular celebration, submit a detailed proposal to your prospective client. *Daily Celebrations - Create your own party blog complete with creative party ideas. Include detailed descriptions of the planned activities. May 19 / 1588 - Spanish Armada sets sail / 1943 - Churchill and FDR plot D-Day / 1836 - Cynthia Ann Parker is kidnapped / Boys and Girls Club Day / Devil's Food Cake Day
May 20 / 1873 - Levi Strauss patents copper-riveted jeans / 1956 - U.S. drops hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll / 1862 - The Homestead Act / Be a Millionaire Day / Pick Strawberries Day May 21 / 1881 - American Red Cross founded / 1901 - First speed limit on automobiles enacted / 1927 - Lindbergh lands in Paris, completing the first transatlantic flight / Memo Day / Waitresses and Waiters Day May 22 / 1455 - War of the Roses / 1843 - Thousands of pioneers head west on the Oregon Trail / 1856 - Southern congressman attacks Northern Senator in the halls of congress / Buy a Musical Instrument Day / Vanilla Pudding Day May 23 / 1701 - Captain Kidd walks the plank / 1934 - Police kill famous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde / 1960 - Tsunami hits Hawaii / Lucky Penny Day / World Turtle Day May 24 / 1543 - Copernicus, father of modern astronomy, dies / 1883 - Brooklyn Bridge opens / 1964 - Riot erupts at a soccer match / 1935 - MLB holds first night game / Escargot Day May 25 / 1787 - Constitutional Convention convenes / 1935 - Babe Ruth hits last home run / 1977 - Star Wars released / 1979 - Worst air crash in U.S. history /Greek Pride Day / Tap Dance Day May 26 / 1927 - Last day of Ford Model T Production / 1959 - Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, but loses the game / 1864 - Montana Territory created / Blueberry Cheesecake Day / Sally Ride Day May 27 / 1703 - St. Petersburg founded by Peter the Great / 1937 - Golden Gate Bridge is opened / 1941 - Bismark sunk by Royal Navy / Popsicle Day / Sunscreen Day May 28 / 1937 - Volkswagen is founded / 1965 - Mine explosion kills hundreds in India / 1987 - Mattias Rust lands plane in Red Square / Hamburger Day May 29 / 1848 - Wisconsin enters the Union / 1914 - Ships crash in heavy fog / 1953 - Hillary and Tenzing reach Mt. Everest summit / End of the Middle Ages Day May 30 / 1431 - Joan of Arc martyred / 1911 - First Indianapolis is held / 1971 - Mariner 9 departs for Mars / My Buckets Got a Hole in it Day / Water a Flower Day May 31 / 1831 - Big Ben goes into operation / 1889 - The Johnstown Flood / 1962 - Architect of the Holocaust hanged in Israel / Save Your Hearing Day / Speak in Complete Sentences Day / World No Tobacco Day |