May 15 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island

May 14 Harry A Blackmun appointed to the Supreme Court

May 04 National Guard kills 4 at Kent State in Ohio

May 20 2 die in a NYC subway accident

May 17 Thor Heyerdahl crosses the Atlantic on reed raft Ra

May 15 Elizabeth Hoisington & Anna Mae Mays named first female US generals

May 12 Race riots in Augusta GA; 6 blacks killed (5 by cops)

May 05 US performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site

May 22 Arab terrorists kill 9 children & 3 adults on a school bus

May 12 Harry A Blackmun is confirmed by the U S Senate as a Supreme Court justice

May 23 USSR performs nuclear test (underground)

May 10 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games

May 23 Grateful Dead's first perfomance outside of the US (England)

May 10 Stanley Cup Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games

May 29 USSR performs nuclear test (underground)

May 13 Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres

May 14 Cops kill 2 students in racial disturbance (Jackson State University, Mississippi)

May 04 Premier Kosygin affirms existence Russian military advisors in Egypt

May 20 The Beatles' "Let it Be" movie premieres in UK

May 07 "Long & Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release

May 02 Twenty-six persons were rescued by a VC-8 helicopter from a Dutch Antillean Airlines DC-9 ditched in the Caribbean.

May 14 NYC local newspaper "Our Town" begins publishing

May 27 British expedition climbs south face of Annapurna I

May 31 At 03 23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die)

May 11 Sammy Davis Jr weds Altovise

May 21 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR

May 15 South-Africa excluded from Olympic play

May 12 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

May 28 Australian Army Training Team Vietnam awarded US unit Meritorious Citation

May 21 National Guard mobilized to quell disturbances at Ohio State University

May 09 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War

May 24 Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult

May 04 Four students are killed at Kent State University by Ohio National Guardsmen during an anti-war protest They are immortalized in the song "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young

May 15 Beatles' last LP, "Let It Be" is released in US

May 17 Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Next Page »