Event of Interest
1836 Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio "St Paul" premieres in Dusseldorf
Felix Mendelssohn
- 1900 Edwin S Votey patents pneumatic piano player
- 1926 "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1
- 1961 "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1
- 1961 "Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42
- 1965 "Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious" hits #66
- 1965 Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" single goes #1
- 1996 "Tartuffe: Born Again" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 29 performances
- 2002 37th Academy of Country Music Awards: Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride & Alan Jackson win
Music Awards
Album Release
2015 Daniel Johns releases “Talk”, his debut album as a solo artist
Daniel Johns
Music Concert
2017 Suicide bombing at Manchester Arena, England, after Ariana Grande concert kills 22 and injures 59
Ariana Grande
May in History
My Fair Lady's Special Day
This was a day to remember for Eliza Doolittle, the 'My Fair Lady' of the stage and film musical that won and broke hearts.
May 20, 1956
Memories of Elvis
Only one actor has appeared on film with both the Beatles and Elvis Presley: the little-known Norman Rossington.
May 21, 1999
President Falls From Grace
Paul Deschanel had the makings of a fine President of France – until a series of bizarre incidents culminated in him falling out the window of a moving train.
May 23, 1920
Ship that Changed the Face of Britain
Britain was on its knees after the Second World War, its economy and infrastructure in tatters. For help the Mother Country turned to the Commonwealth.
May 27, 1948