World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive. Date: May 31, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Tulsa race massacre kills at least 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300. Date: May 31, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)
Hope Development School fire kills 24 people, mostly disabled children. Date: May 31, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1924 📅 On This Day (Today)
A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan killing 40,000. Date: May 31, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)
Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II. Date: May 31, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia. Date: May 31, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ferenc Nagy, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungarian Communist Party accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government. Date: May 31, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31…
The Uniform Code of Military Justice takes effect as the legal system of the United States Armed Forces. Date: May 31, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. Supreme Court expands on its Brown v. Board of Education decision by ordering district courts and school districts to enforce educational desegregation "at all deliberate speed." Date: May 31, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Moscow City Court, the Rokotov–Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society. Date: May 31, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)