What Happened on May 31
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Walt Whitman is Born
Walt Whitman, American poet, journalist, and essayist, was born on May 31, 1819, in West Hills, New York. His verse collection Leaves of Grass is... Read more
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Big Ben Starts Ticking
Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and is often extended to refer to... Read more
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Battle of Seven Pines
The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County,... Read more
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Second Battle of Cold Harbor Begins
On June 3, 1864, the second battle of Cold Harbor began. After securing a costly victory at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Union General... Read more
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The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood disaster (or Great Flood of 1889 as it became known locally) occurred on May 31, 1889. It was the result of the failure of the... Read more
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Elizabeth Blackwell Dies
In 1907 Blackwell was injured in a fall from which she never fully recovered. She died on 31 May 1910 at her home in Hastings in Sussex after a... Read more
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Battle of Jutland
British Grand Fleet, 144 Warships Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Commanding First Dreadnought Squadron — Vice-Admiral Burney, Rear Admiral Gaunt... Read more
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Signing of the Tanggu Truce Formally Ends the Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
The Tanggu Truce resulted in the de facto recognition of the existence of Manchukuo by the Kuomingtang government, and acknowledgement of the loss... Read more
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Balochistan Earthquake of 1935
The town of Quetta saw most of the fatalities, and this earthquake has since been known as the Quetta Earthquake. The civil lines was completely... Read more
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Ancash Earthquake of 1970
The earthquake, which lasted for about 45 seconds, occurred at 15:23:31 local time. The epicenter of this quake was located 35 km off Peru coast in... Read more
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FDA Approves Abbott's Marinol
Marinol (dronabinol) is a man-made form of cannabis (marijuana is an herbal form of cannabis). Dronabinol causes many effects on your central... Read more
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Edmonton Oilers win Stanley Cup
The 1987 Stanley Cup Final was played between the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Oilers would win the series 4–3, for their third... Read more
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"The Stake Out" - Season 1 Episode 2 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Stake Out" is the second episode of the first season of the NBC comedy Seinfeld. It was first aired on May 31, 1990. The episode was written... Read more
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Venom release Temples of Ice
Temples of Ice is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Venom. It was released on Under One Flag records in 1991, and marketed and... Read more
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Napalm Death release Fear, Emptiness, Despair
Fear, Emptiness, Despair is the fifth album by British grindcore band Napalm Death, released in 1994. Originally titled Under Rule, this record is... Read more
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Nas Releases Single "The World Is Yours"
"The World Is Yours" is the third single from rapper Nas' debut album Illmatic, released a month after the album. The song was produced by Pete... Read more
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The Fugees Release "Killing Me Softly" Single
Hip hop group The Fugees covered the song in 1996 on their album The Score, with Lauryn Hill singing the lead vocals. Their version, titled... Read more
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Kanye West releases "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" single
"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" is a Grammy-winning song by American rap artist Kanye West. It was released on July 4, 2005 as the lead single of his... Read more
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Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival 2008
Belmont and Sheffield has long been Lakeview 's epicenter for all that 's "happening" in Chicago among adults 18-34. Some of Chicago's most popular... Read more
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Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 6-3
BALTIMORE - He stood at home plate long enough for Gilbert Stuart to sketch the outline of his portrait. Long enough for Armand LaMontagne to cut... Read more
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Do-Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale
Live Music programmed by Empty Bottle Presents: "Bringing music to Chicago for over 15 years" Saturday 5/31/08 8:30pm Lucero Soak up a... Read more
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2009 MTV Movie Awards
The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV (Music Television). It also contains movie parodies that used official movie... Read more
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Millvina Dean Dies
Millvina Dean (2 February 1912 – 31 May 2009) was the longest-living survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, which occurred on 15 April 1912.... Read more
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Milwaukee Brewers defeat Cincinnati Reds, 5-2
Milwaukee Brewers centerfielder Mike Cameron was hit with an error in the third inning Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds, and he wasn't happy... Read more