First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire. The First Chechen War was a…
26 May 1868
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ends with his acquittal by one vote. The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was a significant event in United States history…
25 May 1925
John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee. John T. Scopes, also known as the “Scopes Monkey Trial,” was a high school…
24 May 1689
The English Parliament passes the Act of Toleration protecting dissenting Protestants but excluding Roman Catholics. This act, formally known as the “Act for Exempting Their…
23 May 1995
The first version of the Java programming language is released. Java is a high-level, general-purpose programming language that was developed by Sun Microsystems (now owned…
22 May 1846
The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative. The Associated Press (AP) is a not-for-profit news agency headquartered in…
21 May 1904
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the international governing body for the sport…
20 May 1521
Ignatius of Loyola is seriously wounded in the Battle of Pampeluna. The Battle of Pampeluna, also known as the Siege of Pampeluna, took place in…
18 May 2005
A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra. Pluto has five known moons. These moons…