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May 30, 1883 - The Deadly Stampede on the Brooklyn Bridge - Stampede
May 15, 1918 - New York State Canal System - Opened
May 31, 1905 - Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment - In her last visit to Boston, Harriet Tubman traveled to Boston in 1905 and attended the Memorial Day ceremony at the Robert Gould Shaw/54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial.
May 25, 1787 - Constitution Convention of the United States - Convened - The Constitutional Convention opens with a quorum of seven states in Philadelphia to discuss revising the Articles of Confederation. Eventually, all states but Rhode Island are represented.
May 19, 1795 - Josiah Bartlett - Died
May 16, 1801 - William H. Seward - Born
May 13, 1607 - Colonists Land at Jamestown - Landed - English colonists led by John Smith establish Jamestown at a second landing near the James River in Virginia - first permanent English settlement in North America.
May 10, 1872 - The 1st Woman to Run for President - Nominated
May 1860 - Justice - Installed - In May of 1860, a new wooden Justice was installed on the rebuilt cupola. However, by 1887 the wood so deteriorated, that it was necessary to replace it.
May 1829 - John Jay - Died
May 1896 - Tremont Temple Baptist Church - Rebuilt - The congregation had decided on a new, larger structure. Designed by architect Clarence Blackall, it was intended to be a church with an auditorium and other spaces suitable for leasing for business purposes, in order to support church functions. The building originally was designed with retail stores on the ground floor and commercial offices on the upper floors. Revenue from business rents and rental of the auditorium for concerts enabled the church to continue to provide free seats to all worshippers.
May 1962 - Savoy Plaza Hotel - Sold - Hilton sold the hotel to Webb & Knapp, Inc. in May 1962, for $25 million. who resold a two-thirds interest to British Commercial Property Investments and a one-third interest to London Merchant Securities. Western International Hotels assumed management on June 2, 1964, renaming the property The Savoy Plaza, without the original hyphen.
May 16, 2016 - Romaldo Giurgola - Died
May 23, 1926 - Bathtub Hoax - Retraction - Mencken revealed in the Chicago Tribune, titled "Melancholy Reflections". The bathtub hoax he had published in 1917, which was entirely fabricated. Despite its absurdity, the hoax had been widely accepted as fact and referenced in scientific journals, Congress, and even standard reference books. Mencken reflected on how easily misinformation becomes entrenched, comparing it to the way wartime news was often distorted. He expressed surprise that readers had taken his humorous article seriously and warned about the dangers of unquestioned "facts" in history.
May 22, 1819 - Hugh Williamson - Died
May 23, 1911 - The Rose Reading Room, New York Public Library - Opened
May 17, 1792 - Buttonwood Agreement - Buttonwood Agreement listing the rules for trading securities was signed by two dozen stockbrokers under a buttonwood tree in front of the Tontine Coffee House which became the 1st home of the Stock Exchange.
May 22, 1802 - Martha Washington - Died
May 17, 2017 - Pissing Pug - Removed - He personally removed the statue around 12 p.m. on Monday after three people kicked and throwing it, breaking the pug's leg.
May 8, 1777 - Button Gwinnett - Died
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