Historical Events in May 1935

May 5 Jesse Owens of US sets long jump record at 26' 8½"

May 6 British King George V & Queen Mary celebrate silver jubilee

May 6 KTM-AM in Los Angeles California changes call letters to KEHE (now KABC)
May 6 Pulitzer prize awarded to Audrey Wurdemann (Bright Ambush)
May 8 Cincinnati Red Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th beat Phils 15-4
May 11 60th Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4
May 14 LA's Griffith Planetarium opens, 3rd in US
May 14 Plebiscite in Philippines ratifies independence agreement
May 14 Northamptonshire County Cricket Club gains (over Somerset at Taunton by 48 runs) what proved to be their last victory for 99 matches, a record in the County Championship. Their next Championship win was not until May 29, 1939.
May 15 Pirates beat Phillies 20-5
May 15 The Moscow Metro is opened to public
May 18 Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 mins on debut for Somerset
May 19 NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936

May 19 English Cardinal John Fisher and statesman Thomas More, executed by Henry VIII, cannonised by Pope Pius XI

May 23 1st scheduled night game postponed due to rain (Cincinnati)
May 24 1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Phil 1)
May 25 Track and field athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks 4 world records in 45 minutes at a Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Remembered as "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport".

May 25 Babe Ruth plays his last major league appearance and hits his last 3 home run in Pittsburgh, Boston Braves vs Pirates

May 27 Supreme Court declares FDR's National Recovery Act unconstitutional

May 29 French liner Normandie begins its maiden voyage, arrived in NYC on June 3rd
May 29 Hague local museum opens
May 30 Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies
May 30 Indianapolis 500: Kelly Petillo wins in 4:42:22.771 (170.977 km/h)
May 31 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Quetta in Balochistan, British Raj (Pakistan) killing an estimated 50,000 people