President Suharto of Indonesia resigns following the killing of students from Trisakti University earlier that week by security forces and growing mass protests in Jakarta against his ongoing corrupt rule. Date: May 21, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This…

In Miami, five abortion clinics are attacked by a butyric acid attacker. Date: May 21, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)

Nineteen people are killed in a plane crash in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Date: May 21, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)

French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity. Date: May 21, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

The 6.8 Mw  Boumerdès earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands. Date: May 21, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅…

The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Date: May 21, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence. Date: May 21, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year. Date: May 21, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)

Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date. Date: May 21, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)

A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sanaa, Yemen. Date: May 21, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)