A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others. Date: May 21, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Random killings occurred on the Bannan Line of the Taipei MRT, killing four and injuring 24. Date: May 21, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed their final show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Date: May 21, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
A stabbing spree on the Green line of the Taichung MRT injures four people, including the perpetrator. Date: May 21, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Greenfield tornado kills 5 and injures 35 across rural Iowa, United States. Wind speeds in excess of 480 kilometres per hour (300 mph) are estimated from measurements for the third time in history. Date: May 21, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 2024…
Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President. Date: May 20, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today)
Charles Lindbergh takes off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N.Y., aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, landing 33+1⁄2 hours later. Date: May 20, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1927…
Treaty of Jeddah: The United Kingdom recognizes the sovereignty of King Ibn Saud in the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, which later merge to become the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Date: May 20, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This…
Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day. Date: May 20, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz. Date: May 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)