May 03 Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female prime minister

May 10 Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hours, 28 minutes, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka

May 08 Radio Shack releases TRSDOS 2.3

May 19 Guitarist Eric Clapton marries Patti Boyd

May 19 "In The Navy" by Village People hits #3

May 21 Elton John becomes first western rocker to perform live in the USSR

May 22 Canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau but not for long

May 30 Nottingham Forrest wins 24th Europe Cup 1 at Munich

May 17 Emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation

May 02 14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers &Barbara Mandrell win

May 31 Radio City Music Hall (NYC) reopens

May 03 The Yukon River submerges Dawson under more than two metres of water; downtown declared a disaster area.

May 09 US &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons

May 31 Zimbabwe proclaims independence

May 23 Rocker Tom Petty files chapter 11 bankruptcy

May 21 Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1

May 21 National Volksraad installed in Namibia

May 22 Commencement of first ICC Trophy (PNG vs East Africa & Singapore vs Argentina)

May 05 Masterpiece Radio Theater begins broadcasting

May 21 Elton John becomes the first western rock 'n roll artist to perform live in USSR

May 29 Bishop Abel Muzorewa is sworn in as Zimbabwe's first black PM

May 06 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR

May 10 Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing

May 21 Dan White convicted of manslaughter death of San Fransisco mayor Moscone

May 01 Marshall Islands (in the Pacific) become self-governing

May 24 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR

May 17 -12ºF (-11ºC), on top of Mauna Kea HI (state record)

May 24 Billy Martin issues a public apology to Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar

May 06 Fred Markham set a bicycle speed record of 81.8 kph over 200 meters

May 12 Chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end

May 30 Percom Data Company Inc release Microdos for Radio Shack's TRS-80

May 19 The President announced he had instructed the U.S. Seventh Fleet to aid the Vietnamese "boat people" and assist them to safety

May 26 "Dancin' Fool" by Frank Zappa hits #45

May 02 14th Academy of Country Music Awards Kenny Rogers &Barbara Mandrell win

May 21 Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1

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