Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI. Date: May 1, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumes the Deir ez-Zor campaign in order to clear the remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border. Date: May 1, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 2018…

Naruhito ascends to the throne of Japan succeeding his father Akihito, beginning the Reiwa period. Date: May 1, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)

The 2024 Loblaw boycott, a Canadian boycott against retail corporation and grocer Loblaw Companies, begins. Date: May 1, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)

Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor. Date: April 30, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)

Albert Einstein completes his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich. Date: April 30, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States. Date: April 30, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative. Date: April 30, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)