Event of Interest
May 1 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Neutrality Act, banning travel on belligerent ships and imposes an arms embargo on warring nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Event of Interest
May 3 Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind"
Margaret Mitchell
Hindenburg Disaster
May 6 German airship Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, NJ (36 die)
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- May 15 62nd Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 1:58.4
- May 17 Juan Negrin succeeds Largo Caballero as Spain's premier
- May 19 John Murray and Allen Boretz's "Room Service" premieres in NYC
- May 25 1st airmail letter to circle globe returns to NY
- May 26 Dutch Rail NV at law forms
- May 27 Carl Hubbell wins his 24th consecutive game (since July 17, 1936)
- May 27 Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to pedestrians
- May 28 Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to vehicular traffic
Election of Interest
May 28 Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Neville Chamberlain
PGA Championship
May 30 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Pittsburgh Field Club: Defending champion Denny Shute defeats Jug McSpaden in 37 holes
Denny Shute
- May 30 Memorial Day Massacre: Chicago Police Department shoot and kill 10 unarmed demonstrators during the "Little Steel Strike" in the United States
- May 30 Pitcher Carl Hubbell's 24th consecutive victory
- May 30 61,756, second largest crowd in Polo Grounds history, sees Dodgers ends Carl Hubbell's consecutive-game winning streak at 24
- May 30 42nd Men's French Championships: Henner Henkel beats Bunny Austin (6-1, 6-4, 6-3)
- May 30 42nd Women's French Championships: Hilde Sperling beats Simonne Mathieu (6-2, 6-4)
- May 31 1st quadruplets to finish college (Baylor University)
- May 31 Brooklyn Dodgers snap NY Giant Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak
- May 31 German warships bombard Almeria, Spain
- May 31 Indianapolis 500: Wilbur Shaw wins in 4:24:07.861 (182.789 km/h)