Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were two of America’s most famous outlaws during the Great Depression. Together with the Barrow Gang, they committed robberies across states and were responsible for 13 deaths, including nine police […]
On May 22, 2017, a joyful night of music turned into one of the most devastating tragedies. The concert was part of Grande’s Dangerous Woman Tour and was completely sold out. Moments after the singer […]
On May 21, 1999, Shemar Moore, a star from the soap opera The Young and the Restless, stood on stage to present the Daytime Emmy Award for Best Actress. Right before announcing the winner, he […]
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 […]