The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the global governing body for association…
20 May 1875
Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units. The Metre Convention, signed on May 20,…
19 May 1963
The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. On May 19, 1963, The New York Post Sunday Magazine…
18 May 1565
The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta. The Great Siege of Malta began in May 1565…
17 May 1536
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s marriage is annulled. Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s marriage was one of the most controversial and pivotal unions in English…
16 May 1888
Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances….
15 May 1940
Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald’s restaurant. The first McDonald’s restaurant was founded in 1940 by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in San…
14 May 1796
Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation. Edward Jenner, often hailed as the father of immunology, made a groundbreaking contribution to medicine in the late…
13 May 1940
Germany’s conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his “blood, toil, tears, and sweat” speech to the House…
12 May 1797
Napoleon Bonaparte conquers Venice. Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military leader and emperor who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and dominated European affairs…