On May 20, 2007, the longest-running sitcom and the longest-running scripted prime-time television series in U.S. history, The Simpsons, aired its 400th episode. The milestone episode, titled “You Kent Always Say What You Want,” was […]
Grace Beverly Jones, born on May 19, 1948, in Spanish Town, Jamaica, is a world-famous singer, model, and actress known for her bold, sharp style and powerful personality. She became a major cultural icon in […]
On the morning of May 18, 1980, one of the most powerful natural disasters hit the Pacific Northwest. Mount St. Helens, a snow-capped peak in the Cascade Range of Washington, erupted with a force that […]
On the morning of May 17, 1973, what began as a third-rate burglary at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex had spiraled into a massive political crisis. The Watergate Hearings’ mission was […]
On May 16, 1985, three scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner, and Jonathan Shanklin, published a paper in the journal Nature, revealing a massive, seasonal depletion of the ozone layer […]
America’s first female secretary of state, Madeleine Albright. Born Marie Jana Korbelova on May 15, 1937, in Prague, Czechoslovakia Her father, Josef Korbel, was a Czech diplomat, which forced the family to flee twice. First, […]
Often called the Speckled monster, Smallpox was one of the most terrifying diseases known to humanity. In 18th-century Europe alone, the disease killed an estimated 400,000 people every year, with a staggering fatality rate of […]
On May 13, 1981, the world was shocked by an assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square. As the Pope moved through a crowd of approximately 20,000 pilgrims in his open-air […]
In the early morning hours of May 7, 1965, during the Rolling Stones’ third American tour, Guitarist Keith Richards woke up with a melody ringing in his head. He immediately reached for his portable Philips […]
On May 11, 1981, Bob Marley, the international face of reggae, passed away at the age of 36. The roots of Marley’s illness that led to his death can be traced back to 1977. At […]