On this day in history.

[scifan57]

May 1, 1851; the Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace in London.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crystal_Palace

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crystal_Palace_General_view_from_Water_Temple.jpg

 

[Richard Brown]

May 1, 1851; the Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace in London.
The Crystal Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

View attachment 40602 File:Crystal Palace General view from Water Temple.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks for posting that, Scifan.

 

[zstairlessone]

May 1, 1931: The Empire State Building in New York is dedicated

May 1: My birthday

I think it's obvious which one is more important
I'll leave that one for you to figure out.

Happy Birthday!!

 

[J. A.]

May 2, 1989: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.

 

[MemphisMark]

Today would have been my mothers 90th birthday. I lost her in 2001.

 

[leelai]

Today would have been my mothers 90th birthday. I lost her in 2001.

Sorry to hear that Mark.......

But I see you carry her in your heart.....

 

[scifan57]

May02, 1670; Charles II grants a permanent charter to "The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson's Bay", known today as the Hudson's Bay Company.

 

[scifan57]

Today would have been my mothers 90th birthday. I lost her in 2001.

I know how you must feel, Mark, especially today. I've lost both my parents.

 

[J. A.]

Today would have been my mothers 90th birthday. I lost her in 2001.

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I can imagine that this is a sad day for you.
That you still think of your mother and mourn for her shows that she must have been a wonderful woman.

 

[zstairlessone]

1952 - The first jet-powered commercial plane departs London bound for Johannesburg

 

[J. A.]

May 3, 1999: The southwestern portion of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is devastated by an F5 tornado, killing forty-five people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado is one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. This tornado also produced the highest wind speed ever recorded, measured at 301 +/- 20 mph (484 +/- 32 km/h).

 

[Richard Brown]

Today would have been my mothers 90th birthday. I lost her in 2001.

She will remain irreplaceable Mark. Keep those good memories alive in your heart.

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[scifan57]

May 03, 1942; The Battle Of The Coral Sea begins. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea

 

[J. A.]

May 4, 1953: Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.

May 4, 1963: I was born.

 

[The OB]

May 4, 1953: Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.

May 4, 1963: I was born.

Hey Johanna, happy birthday! Have a beautiful day.

Andrew


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