The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history. Date: May 1, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
RMS Lusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives. Date: May 1, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in…
German troops enter Munich to suppress the Bavarian Soviet Republic. Date: May 1, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Jaffa riots commence. Date: May 1, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134 million members. Date: May 1, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1925 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 7.2 Mw Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121. Date: May 1, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today)
"Pluto" is officially proposed for the name of the newly discovered dwarf planet by Vesto Slipher in the Lowell Observatory Observation Circular. The name quickly catches on. Date: May 1, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City. Date: May 1, 1931 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1931 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army. Date: May 1, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin. Date: May 1, 1945 Read more on…