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Muhammad Ali Pasha
Portrait d'Ibrahim Pacha
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(1905 Russian Revolution) A train overturned by striking workers at the main railway depot in Tiflis
Death of Simeon I
Preslav, Bulgaria
May 27 927
Tue 11:17:00
The death of the Bulgarian tsar Simeon I in 927 severely weakened the Bulgarians, allowing the Byzantines to concentrate on the eastern front.
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Elizabeth Woodville
A Queen
Fri May 26 1465
Only the bride's mother and two ladies were in attendance. Edward married her just over three years after he had assumed the English throne in the wake of his overwhelming victory over the Lancastrians, at the Battle of Towton, which resulted in the displacement of King Henry VI. Elizabeth Woodville was crowned queen on 26 May 1465, the Sunday after Ascension Day.
Elizabeth Woodville
Napoleon
Napoleon was also crowned King of Italy
Sun May 26 1805
Napoleon was also crowned King of Italy, with the Iron Crown of Lombardy, at the Cathedral of Milan on 26 May 1805.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The Same Result
Tue May 26 1868
During the hiatus, under Butler's leadership, the House put through a resolution to investigate alleged "improper or corrupt means used to influence the determination of the Senate". Despite the Radical Republican leadership's heavy-handed efforts to change the outcome, when votes were cast on May 26 for the second and third articles, the results were the same as the first.
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Article III
Tue May 26 1868
All republicans voted guilty (35 Votes), the majority of democrats also voted guilty (10 votes) and 9 democrats voted not guilty on Article III.
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Article II
Tue May 26 1868
All republicans voted guilty (35 Votes), the majority of democrats also voted guilty (10 votes) and 9 democrats voted not guilty on Article II.
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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George Washington
Battle of Jumonville Glen
Tue May 28 1754
The Battle of Jumonville Glen, also known as the Jumonville affair, was the opening battle of the French and Indian War, fought on May 28, 1754, near present-day Hopwood and Uniontown in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. A company of colonial militia from Virginia under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, and a small number of Mingo warriors led by Tanacharison (also known as "Half King"), ambushed a force of 35 Canadiens under the command of Joseph Coulon de Villiers de Jumonville.
George Washington
Mozart
His father's deaths
Thu May 28 1778
Leopold Mozart died. When all his affairs were taken care of, Mozart received 1000 gulden from his father’s estate. It was a much-needed financial boost.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
George Washington
Governor Edmund Randolph of Virginia introduced Madison's Virginia Plan
Mon May 28 1787
Governor Edmund Randolph of Virginia introduced Madison's Virginia Plan on May 27, the third day of the convention. It called for an entirely new constitution and a sovereign national government, which Washington highly recommended.
George Washington
Second Boer War
Orange Free State was annexed and renamed the Orange River Colony
Mon May 28 1900
On 28 May, the Orange Free State was annexed and renamed the Orange River Colony.
The Second Boer War
Winston Churchill
Second child
Sun May 28 1911
In May, Clementine gave birth to their second child, Randolph, named after Churchill's father.
Winston Churchill
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Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
Ling of Han died
Wed May 13 189
Ling of Han died.
A mural showing women dressed in traditional Hanfu silk robes, from the Dahuting Tomb of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD)
Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
Dong was assassinated by his foster son Lü Bu
Tue May 22 192
Dong was assassinated by his foster son Lü Bu.
A mural showing women dressed in traditional Hanfu silk robes, from the Dahuting Tomb of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD)
Roman Empire
Maximinus Thrax died
Thu May 10 238
In May 238, soldiers of the II Parthica in his camp assassinated him, his son, and his chief ministers. Their heads were cut off, placed on poles, and carried to Rome by cavalrymen.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
Roman Empire
Aurelian was proclaimed emperor
Mon May 23 270
When Claudius died, his brother Quintillus seized power with the support of the Senate. With an act typical of the Crisis of the Third Century, the army refused to recognize the new Emperor, preferring to support one of its own commanders: Aurelian was proclaimed emperor about May 270 by the legions in Sirmium.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
Roman Empire
Diocletian became the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate his title
Mon May 1 305
On 1 May 305, Diocletian called an assembly of his generals, traditional companion troops, and representatives from distant legions. They met at the same hill, 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) out of Nicomedia, where Diocletian had been proclaimed emperor. In front of a statue of Jupiter, his patron deity, Diocletian addressed the crowd. With tears in his eyes, he told them of his weakness, his need for rest, and his will to resign. He declared that he needed to pass the duty of empire on to someone stronger. He thus became the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate his title.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
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Cold war
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc, after World War II.
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Vietnam War
Berlin Wall
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
U.S. Presidents
In this collection, we list U.S. Presidents Stories. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a 4-year term by the people through the Electoral College.
George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Donald Trump
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Great Women in History
The female characters affected history.
Sojourner Truth
Elizabeth Blackwell
Marie Curie
Anna May Wong
Mother Teresa
Rosa Parks
Indira Gandhi
Margaret Thatcher
Angela Merkel
Halimah Yacob
Ruby Bridges
Theresa May
Princess Diana
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