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1. 28th May 1754: Battle of Jumonville Glen in Pennsylvania marks the beginning of the French and Indian War

   Pubblicato: 28/05/2025
2. 27th May 1703: The foundation of St Petersburg by Tsar Peter the Great

   Pubblicato: 27/05/2025
3. 26th May 1923: First 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race begins, establishing the endurance racing format

   Pubblicato: 26/05/2025
4. 25th May 1977: The first Star Wars film is released in cinemas

   Pubblicato: 25/05/2025
5. 24th May 1943: Josef Mengele, the Nazi Angel of Death, transferred to Auschwitz

   Pubblicato: 24/05/2025
6. 23rd May 1949: West Germany formally established, otherwise known as the Federal Republic of Germany

   Pubblicato: 23/05/2025
7. 22nd May 1849: Abraham Lincoln becomes the first and only President to be awarded a patent

   Pubblicato: 22/05/2025
8. 21st May 1927 and 1932: Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic, followed five years later by Emilia Earhart as the first woman

   Pubblicato: 21/05/2025
9. 20th May 1882: Establishment of the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

   Pubblicato: 20/05/2025
10. 19th May 1922: Young Pioneer organisation formally established in the USSR

    Pubblicato: 19/05/2025
11. 18th May 1848: The Frankfurt Parliament opens at St. Paul’s Church as the first freely elected parliament for all of Germany

    Pubblicato: 18/05/2025
12. 17th May 1756: The Seven Years’ War begins, when Great Britain formally declares war on France

    Pubblicato: 17/05/2025
13. 16th May 1960: The first laser was successfully operated by Theodore Maiman at the Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California

    Pubblicato: 16/05/2025
14. 15th May 1940: The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in San Bernadino, California

    Pubblicato: 15/05/2025
15. 14th May 1878: The last witchcraft trial in the United States was held in Salem, Massachusetts

    Pubblicato: 14/05/2025
16. 13th May 1861: Queen Victoria issues a “Proclamation of Neutrality” concerning the American Civil War

    Pubblicato: 13/05/2025
17. 12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California

    Pubblicato: 12/05/2025
18. 11th May 1997: IBM’s chess computer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov to become the first computer to defeat a reigning world chess champion under tournament conditions

    Pubblicato: 11/05/2025
19. 10th May 1869: The ‘Golden Spike’ completes the first transcontinental railroad in the United States at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory

    Pubblicato: 10/05/2025
20. 9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels

    Pubblicato: 09/05/2025