On This Day - May 1st 1778 – The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
On This Day - May 1st 1786 - The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
On This Day - May 1st 1834 – The British colonies abolish slavery
On This Day - May 1st 1840 – The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom.
On This Day - May 1st 1869 – The Folies Bergère opens in Paris.
On This Day - May 1st 1898 – The United States Navy destroys the Spanish Pacific fleet at the The Battle of Manila Bay.
On This Day - May 1st 1930 – The dwarf planet Pluto is officially named.
On This Day - May 1st 1956 – The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
On This Day - May 1st 1961 - Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
On This Day - May 1st 2004 – Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union.
Today's Birthdays
Born On This Day - May 1st 1218 – Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)
Born On This Day - May 1st 1829 – José de Alencar, Brazilian novelist (d. 1877)
Born On This Day - May 1st 1829 1831 – Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (d. 1903)
Born On This Day - May 1st 1885 – Ralph Stackpole, American sculptor, painter (d. 1973)
Born On This Day - May 1st 1916 – Glenn Ford, Canadian actor (d. 2006)
Born On This Day - May 1st 1923 – Joseph Heller, American novelist (d. 1999)
Born On This Day - May 1st 1925 – Today is the birthday of Scott Carpenter, American astronaut.
Born On This Day - May 1st 1939 – Today is the birthday of Judy Collins, American folk singer.
Born On This Day - May 1st 1945 – Today is the birthday of Rita Coolidge, American singer.
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