On This Very Day
May 31st
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- -1280
Ramesses the Great becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt during the 19th Dynasty. View Post →
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- 1759
Pennsylvania bans theater productions, citing negative societal impacts. View Post →
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- 1889
The Johnstown Flood in Pennsylvania kills 2,209 people after the South Fork Dam fails.
- 1970
The 7.75 Ancash earthquake in Peru triggers the world's deadliest avalanche, killing 66-70,000.
- 2008
Usain Bolt sets a new world record in the 100m sprint with a time of 9.72 seconds.
- 1879
Madison Square Garden, named after President James Madison, opens in New York.
- 1578
Explorer Martin Frobisher leaves England to search for the Northwest Passage.
- 2022
A 3,400-year-old Bronze Age city from the Mittani Empire is discovered in Iraq due to drought.
- 1985
Tornado outbreak hits the US and Canada, with 41 tornadoes causing 90 deaths.
- 1961
Berryland, Chuck Berry's amusement park, opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
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