Historical Events in May 1910

May 4 Wilfrid Laurier passes the Naval Service Act, which creates the Royal Canadian Navy

May 6 George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII
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May 7 35th Preakness: R Estep aboard Layminster wins in 1:40.6
May 10 1st aircraft air display held (Hendon, England)
May 10 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4
May 10 Halley's Comet closest approach to Earth in 1910 pass
May 10 The British House of Commons pass three major resolutions on political reform
May 11 Montana's Glacier National Park forms
May 12 2nd NAACP conference (NYC)
May 12 Philadelphia Athletic's "Chief Bender" no-hits Cleveland Indians, 4-0
May 14 Canada authorizes issuing of silver dollar coins
May 15 The last time a major earthquake happened on the Elsinore Fault Zone
May 16 US Bureau of Mines forms
May 17 Canada sets the designs for the 1-50 cent coins
May 19 Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic
May 20 Funeral for Britain's King Edward VII held in Westminster Abbey, has one of the largest assemblages of European royalty
May 27 Reform of Prussian three-class voting system fails
May 29 Pope's encyclical on Editae Saepe, against church reformers
May 30 44th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Sweep wins in 2:22
May 31 Cape of Good Hope becomes part of Union of South Africa
May 31 Glenn Curtiss flies from Albany to NYC
May 31 Union of South Africa declares its independence from the United Kingdom