This week in history
May 21st.
Nothing landed on May 21 exactly, but 54 stories fall within the surrounding week and month.
The surrounding week
21 stories within seven days of 21 May
16 May 1966Wikipedia · "Cultural Revolution"China's Cultural Revolution BeginsChina
17 May 1954"The History Behind Obama" by Tony Fischer Photography is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.Brown v. Board of Education DecisionUnited States- 18 May 1896Battle of Plessy v. Ferguson DecisionUnited States
18 May 1863Wikipedia · "Siege of Vicksburg"Siege of VicksburgUnited States
19 May 2012Wikipedia · "2012"2012 Deir ez-Zor bombing
19 May 1993Wikipedia · "SAM Colombia Flight 501"SAM Colombia Flight 501
20 May 1980Wikipedia · "1980"1980 Quebec referendum
20 May 1883Wikipedia · "1883 eruption of Krakatoa"Eruption of KrakatoaIndonesia
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23 May 2021Wikipedia · "Stresa–Mottarone cable car crash"Stresa–Mottarone cable car crash
23 May 2014Wikipedia · "Isla Vista attacks"2014 Isla Vista attacksCoordinates23 May 1997sina drakhshani on UnsplashIran's 1997 Presidential ElectionIran
23 May 1618Wikipedia · "Defenestrations of Prague"Defenestration of PragueBohemia
24 May 2019Wikipedia · "2019"2019 Surat fire
24 May 2014Wikipedia · "Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting"Jewish Museum of Belgium shootingCoordinates
24 May 2002Wikipedia · "Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty"Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
25 May 2020"BLM (52091681973)" by Chad Davis from Minneapolis, United States is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.George Floyd Murder and BLM UprisingUnited States
26 May 1851Wikipedia · "London 1851 chess tournament"First International Chess TournamentUnited Kingdom
27 May 1918Wikipedia · "Second Battle of the Marne"Second Battle of the MarneFrance
28 May 2013Wikipedia · "Gezi Park protests"Gezi Park protests
28 May 2012Wikipedia · "Arkankergen massacre"Arkankergen massacreCoordinates
28 May 1905Wikipedia · "Battle of Tsushima"Battle of TsushimaRussia
Elsewhere in May
25 stories
1 May 1901Wikipedia · "Pan-American Exposition"Pan-American Exposition & McKinley AssassinationUnited States
1 May 1898Wikipedia · "Battle of Manila Bay"Battle of Manila BayPhilippines
1 May 1893Wikipedia · "World's Columbian Exposition"World's Columbian Exposition OpensUnited States
2 May 2011"NYC celebrates Bin Laden's death" by NYCMarines is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.Osama bin Laden Killed in AbbottabadPakistan
2 May 1952Wikipedia · "1952 Indian presidential election"Indian Presidential ElectionIndia
4 May 1970Wikipedia · "Kent State shootings"Massacre at Kent State UniversityUnited States
4 May 1942Wikipedia · "Battle of the Coral Sea"Battle of the Coral SeaAustralia
4 May 1919Wikipedia · "May Fourth Movement"May 4th Movement in ChinaChina
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4 May 1886Chicago Tribune staff · via WikipediaHaymarket Anarchists ExecutedUnited States
5 May 1912Wikipedia · "1912 Summer Olympics"1912 Stockholm Summer OlympicsSweden
6 May 1937Wikipedia · "Hindenburg disaster"Hindenburg DisasterUnited States
7 May 1915Unknown author Unknown author · via WikipediaSinking of RMS LusitaniaOff the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland
8 May 1973Wikipedia · "Wounded Knee Occupation"Wounded Knee OccupationUnited States
8 May 1945Wikipedia · "Victory in Europe Day"V-E Day (German surrender)Germany
10 May 1940Wikipedia · "Battle of France"Battle of France & Nazi InvasionFrance
10 May 1857Wikipedia · "Indian Rebellion of 1857"Indian RebellionIndia
11 May 1745Wikipedia · "Battle of Fontenoy"Battle of FontenoyBelgium
12 May 1937Wikipedia · "Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth"Coronation of King George VIUnited Kingdom
29 May 2022Wikipedia · "2022 Colombian presidential election"Colombian Presidential ElectionColombia
29 May 1985Wikipedia · "King Baudouin Stadium"Heysel Stadium DisasterBelgium
30 May 1857Wikipedia · "Siege of Lucknow"Lucknow Siege ReliefIndia
30 May 1381Wikipedia · "Peasants' Revolt"Peasants' RevoltUnited Kingdom
31 May 1970Wikipedia · "1970 FIFA World Cup"1970 FIFA World Cup in MexicoMexico
31 May 1916Wikipedia · "Battle of Jutland"Battle of JutlandUnited Kingdom
31 May 1889Wikipedia · "Johnstown Flood"Johnstown Flood DisasterUnited States
Also in May
2 stories we can place in May, but not on a day
