Events in History May 3 Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city May 19 French Order of Legion d'Honneur forms Birthdays in History May 6 Wilhelm Schirmer, German landscape artist, born in Berlin (d. 1866) May 15 Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), (d. 1888) Deaths in History Martha Washington May 22 Martha Washington, 1st US First Lady (1789-97), dies at 70 1st US First Lady Martha Washington 1801 Pure History by Year 1803 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists
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