On May 30th, 1574, Henry III became King of France.

On May 29th, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary became the first person to reach the top of Mt. Everest.

On May 28th, 1588, the Spanish Armada began to set sail for the English Channel.

On May 27th, 1883, Alexander III was crowned Tsar of Russia.

On May 26th, 1897, Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula" went on sale in London.

On May 25th, 1940, the Battle of Dunkirk began.

On May 24th, 1830, Sarah Hale published the poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb."

On May 23rd, 1618, the Second Defenestration of Prague helped to instiage the Thirty Years' War.

On May 22nd, 1906, the Wright Brothers patented the airplane.

On May 21st, 1881, the American Red Cross was established by Clara Barton.

On May 20th, 1916, the Saturday Evening Post published its first cover drawn by Norman Rockwell.

On May 19th, 1897, Oscar Wilde was released after serving his sentence in Reading Gaol.

On May 18th, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was declared emperor of France.

On May 17th, 1792, the New York Stock Exchange was formed.

On May 16th, 1770, Marie Antoinette (age 14) married Louis-Auguste (age 15).

On May 15th, 1756, the Seven Years' War began when England declared war on France.

On May 14th, 1607, Jamestown, VA was settled as an English colony.

On May 13th, 1950, the first all-time Formula One Grand Prix took place.

On May 12th, 1873, Oscar II of Sweden-Norway was crowned King of Sweden.

On May 11th, 1928, the first analogue TV service was begun in New York.