Historical Events In May - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1944 Accidental explosion on board a LST unloading ammunition in West Loch, Pearl Harbor and the resulting fire and other explosions sink 5 LSTs and 1 other LST on May - 21.
1944 Hitler begins attack on English/US "terror pilots" on May - 21.
1945 On May - 21 australia Services win first Victory Test Cricket at Lord's by 6 wickets
1945 On May - 21 german war criminal Heinrich Himmler captured
1945 Lauren Bacall & Humphrey Bogart wed on this day in history.
1945 On May - 21 aust Services win 1st Victory Test Cricket at Lord's by 6 wickets
1948 On this day in history nY Yank Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, HR)
1949 On this day in history klaus Mann, German writer, dies at 42
1950 Vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia on this day in history.
1951 Chinese offensive in Korea collapses on May - 21.
1951 On this day in history the opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition
1952 Dutch Queen Juliana opens Amsterdam-Rhine Canal on May - 21.
1952 On this day in history bkln Dodgers score 15 runs in 1st inning & beat Cin Reds, 19-1
1952 On this day in history john Garfield, actor (Juarez, Air Force), dies at 39
1953 French Government of Mayer resigns on May - 21.
1953 French govt of Mayer resigns on this day in history.
1954 Amendment to give 18-year-olds right to vote is defeated on this day in history.
1954 Janos Hammerschlag, composer, dies at 68 on May - 21.
1955 "House of Flowers" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 165 performances on this day in history.
1956 On May - 21 jordan government of Said el-Mufti forms
1956 US explodes first airborne hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll on May - 21.
1957 French Government of Mollet resigns on May - 21.
1957 Edwin St Hill, cricketer (two Tests for West Indies 1930-31), dies on this day in history.
1958 On May - 21 indonesian paratroopers reconquers Morotai Island
1958 On May - 21 uS performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests)
1959 On this day in history cleveland Metroparks Zoo Children's Petting Farm opens
1961 Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery on this day in history.
1964 Fire in Wégimond Belgium resort, kills 19 on May - 21.
1964 The first nuclear-powered lighthouse begins operations (Chesapeake Bay) on this day in history.
1964 The initiation of the standing carrier presence at Yankee Station in the South China Sea on May - 21.
1964 On May - 21 uS begin intelligence flights above Laos
1966 "Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen reentered the chart & hits #97 on May - 21.
1966 Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in London on May - 21.
1966 Pat O'Malley, silent film actor (Wild One, Quiet Man), dies at 75 on this day in history.
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