Page 5: Historical Events In May - 01

1864  Wilderness campaign.   

1864  -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign).   

1866  American Equal Rights Association forms   

1867  Reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration.   

1867  Howard University chartered   

1869  A colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH.   

1869  Folies Bergere opens in Paris   

1870  Francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay.   

1872  Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies   

1873  Emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna)   

1873  The inaugural US postal card issued.   

1873  1st US postal card issued   

1873  David Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60.   

1874  Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39.   

1875  238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities.   

1880  Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo).   

1881  Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist.   

1883  "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his inaugural Wild West Show   

1883  Amsterdam World's Fair opens   

1883  "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his 1st Wild West Show.   

1884  Construction begins on Chicago's inaugural skyscraper (10 stories)   

1884  Construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper (10 stories)   

1884  Felipe Boero, composer   

1885  Maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Netherlands   

1885  Maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Neth   

1886  US general strike for 8 hour day, begins.   

1886  Conrad Busken Huet, writer (Country of Rubens)   

1887  Alan Gordon Cunningham, Irish/Brit gen/director of Palestine (1945-48).   

1889  Bayer introduces aspirin in powder form (Germany)   

1889  1st International Workers Day, according to 2nd International   

1891  Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3.   

1892  US Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, San Fransisco Bay.   

1892  US Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, SF Bay.   

1892  Howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor (Voice of Firestone).   

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1218  John i: Count of hainaut   

1218  Rudolph i of germany: Emperor of the holy roman empire   

1238  Magnus vi lagabuter: King of norway (1263-80)   

1285  Edmund fitzalan: 9th earl of arundel, english politician   

1493  Phillippus paracelsus: Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

1545  Franciscus junius: [francois du jon], french/neth calvinist theologist   

1567  Michiel jansz van mierevelt: Dutch royal painter   

1577  Francois van kinschot: Dutch treasurer   

0408  Death of Arcadius: Eastern roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  Death of Edith of scotland: First wife of henry i of england (b. c. 1080)   

1171  Death of Dermot macmurrough: Last irish king of leinster,   

1240  Jacques de vitry: Cardinal-bishop of frascati and dean of the sacred college of cardinals   

1277  Death of Stefanus iv uros i de great: King of serbia (1243-76),   

1308  Albrecht i van habsburg: German king (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  Louis vii: Duke of baveria (1413-43),   

1456  Hugues de lannoy: Flemish viceroy of holland/zealand,