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  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Thursday May 1, 2014
    New York Stock Exchange

    Market rules violation

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Thursday May 1, 2014

    On May 1, 2014, the stock exchange was fined $4.5 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges that it had violated market rules.




  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    May, 2014
    Facebook, Inc.

    Allowing Users To Ask For Information Not Disclosed by Other Users on Their Profiles

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    May, 2014

    In May 2014, Facebook introduced a feature to allow users to ask for information not disclosed by other users on their profiles. If a user does not provide key information, such as location, hometown, or relationship status, other users can use a new "ask" button to send a message asking about that item to the user in a single click.




  • Turin, Italy
    Sunday May 11, 2014
    Ciro Immobile

    First Capocannoniere

    Turin, Italy
    Sunday May 11, 2014

    On 11 May, Immobile scored in the penultimate fixture of the season against Parma, but was sent off in the second half and suspended for the final match against Fiorentina. He concluded his season with 22 goals in 33 appearances, plus one goal in the Coppa Italia. He became the first Torino player to win the Capocannoniere since Francesco Graziani in the 1976–77 season.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday May 15, 2014
    Internet

    the FCC decided to consider two options regarding Internet services

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday May 15, 2014

    On May 15, 2014, the FCC decided to consider two options regarding Internet services: first, permit fast and slow broadband lanes, thereby compromising net neutrality; and second, reclassify broadband as a telecommunication service, thereby preserving net neutrality.




  • Boston's South End, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Thursday May 15, 2014
    Aaron Hernandez

    Hernandez was indicted

    Boston's South End, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Thursday May 15, 2014

    On May 15, 2014, Hernandez was indicted on murder charges for the killings of de Abreu and Furtado, with additional charges of armed assault and attempted murder associated with shots fired at the surviving occupants in the vehicle. The trial began on March 1, 2017. The prosecution case was strongly based on testimony by Bradley, a known drug dealer who had been feuding with Hernandez since the NFL player allegedly shot him in the face and left him to die. Hernandez and Bradley each claimed the other person pulled the trigger. Jose Baez, Hernandez's attorney, argued that the proposed motive was implausible, and Hernandez was a suspect of convenience to close two unsolved murders. Bradley alleged that Hernandez was angered after the victims spilled a drink on him at a nightclub several hours before the shooting and killed them in retaliation. Security camera footage confirmed Hernandez was in the club for less than ten minutes. In that time he calmly posed for a photo with a fan and left by himself — contradicting Bradley's testimony that he departed with Hernandez. Furthermore, Baez characterized the police investigation as extraordinarily sloppy (e.g., the victims' bodies were kept in their bullet-riddled vehicle as it was towed away from the shooting scene, a major protocol violation) with no physical evidence tying Hernandez to the murders.




  • Barcelona, Spain
    Monday May 19, 2014
    Lionel Messi

    Coach Luis Enrique

    Barcelona, Spain
    Monday May 19, 2014

    On 19 May 2014, it was announced that Luis Enrique would return to Barcelona as a manager, after he agreed to a three-year deal.




  • California, U.S.
    May, 2014
    Java (programming language)

    Court of Appeals

    California, U.S.
    May, 2014

    District Judge William Haskell Alsup ruled on May 31, 2012, that APIs cannot be copyrighted, but this was reversed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in May 2014.


  • India
    Tuesday May 20, 2014
    Narendra Damodardas Modi

    Resigned as the Chief Minister

    India
    Tuesday May 20, 2014

    After his election as prime minister, Modi resigned as the chief minister and as an MLA from Maninagar on 21 May 2014. Anandiben Patel succeeded him as the chief minister.


  • Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday May 21, 2014
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Prince appeared in public with a bandage on his right hand after a "minor procedure"

    Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom
    Wednesday May 21, 2014

    On 21 May 2014, the Prince appeared in public with a bandage on his right hand after a "minor procedure" was performed in Buckingham Palace the preceding day.


  • Lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
    Wednesday May 21, 2014
    September 11 (9/11) Attacks

    National September 11 Museum

    Lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
    Wednesday May 21, 2014

    A museum also opened on site on May 21, 2014.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    May, 2014
    James Bond

    Toby Stephens again played Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    London, England, United Kingdom
    May, 2014

    In May 2014 Toby Stephens again played Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, with Alfred Molina as Blofeld, and Joanna Lumley as Irma Bunt.


  • Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
    Saturday May 24, 2014
    Cristiano Ronaldo

    2014 UEFA Champions League Final

    Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
    Saturday May 24, 2014

    The match took place on Saturday, 24 May 2014, at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, between Spanish sides Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. It was the fifth tournament final to feature two teams from the same association, the second all-Spanish final and the first between teams from the same city. Real Madrid won the match 4–1 after extra time, with goals from Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo following a 93rd-minute header by Sergio Ramos. and this was the 2nd champions league title awarded by Cristiano Ronaldo.


  • India
    Sunday May 25, 2014
    Narendra Damodardas Modi

    A Prime Minister

    India
    Sunday May 25, 2014

    Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014.


  • Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.
    Tuesday May 27, 2014
    Jim Carrey

    Carrey delivered the commencement address at Maharishi University of Management

    Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.
    Tuesday May 27, 2014

    Carrey delivered the commencement address at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, in May 2014 and received an honorary doctorate for his achievements as a comedian, artist, author, and philanthropist.


  • England, United Kingdom
    May, 2014
    Angelina Jolie

    Maleficent

    England, United Kingdom
    May, 2014

    After a three-and-a-half-year absence from the screen, Jolie starred in Maleficent, released in May 2014, a live-action reimagining of Disney's 1959 animation Sleeping Beauty. In its opening weekend, Maleficent earned nearly $70 million at the North American box office and over $100 million in other markets, marking Jolie's appeal to audiences of all demographics in both action and fantasy films, genres usually dominated by male actors. The film went on to gross $757.8 million worldwide, becoming the fourth-highest grossing film of the year and Jolie's highest-grossing film ever.


  • Acuario Inbursa, Mexico City, Mexico
    May, 2014
    Carlos Slim

    Inbursa Aquarium

    Acuario Inbursa, Mexico City, Mexico
    May, 2014

    In May 2014 Slim opened Inbursa Aquarium, Latin America's largest aquarium.


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