On This Very Day
May 5th
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- 1891
Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opens in NYC with Tchaikovsky as guest conductor. View Post →
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- 1925
John T. Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in Tennessee.
- 1943
Frank C. Walker invents the Postal Zone System.
- 1893
Panic of 1893 triggers a major crash on the NY Stock Exchange.
- 1821
Napoleon Bonaparte passes away in exile on Saint Helena.
- 1944
Mahatma Gandhi released from prison.
- 1986
Cleveland chosen as the site of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum.
- 2013
One World Trade Center's spire installed, becoming the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
- 1962
West Side Story soundtrack tops charts for a record 54 weeks.
- 1865
First US train robbery occurs in North Bend, Ohio.
- 1260
Kublai Khan ascends as ruler of the Mongol Empire.
- 2012
Japan shuts down nuclear reactors, first time without nuclear power since 1970.
- 1961
Alan Shepard becomes first American in space aboard Freedom 7.
- 1916
US Marines invade Dominican Republic, remaining until 1924.
- 1947
Mississippi Valley floods cause extensive damage and loss of life.
- 1989
Mike Tyson receives a speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany, NY.
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