May History A Look Back at Mid May Milestones
May 15 1845 – Florida’s first state constitution takes effect following admission to the Union earlier that year 1928 – First Mickey Mouse film premieres 1972 – Governor George Wallace is shot during a presidential campaign stop.
May 16 1913 – The first commercial shipment of Florida citrus is sent north by rail, helping establish the state’s agricultural economy 1929 – The first Academy Awards ceremony is held in Hollywood 1966 – The Beach Boys release Pet Sounds. 1968 – Singer Janet Jackson born May 17 1942 – German U-boats attack oil tankers off Florida’s Atlantic coast during World War II, part of the “Second Happy Time” 1954 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Brown v. Board of Education, ending school segregation 1973 – The U.S. Senate begins televised Watergate hearings May 18 1897 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula is published 1969 – Actor Tina Fey born 1980 – Mariel Boatlift arrivals continue into South Florida, dramatically increasing Miami’s population 1980 – Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state May 19 1910 – Miami hosts one of its earliest large- scale tourism promotions, marking the city’s rise as a resort destination 1962 – Marilyn Monroe performs “Happy Birthday” for President John F. Kennedy 1994 – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dies 1979 – Actress Kate Hudson born May 20 1926 – Land sales peak during Florida’s real estate boom before the market collapse later that year 1927 – Charles Lindbergh takes off on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight 1932 – Amelia Earhart departs on her solo transatlantic flight 1946 – Singer Cher born May 21 1927 – Charles Lindbergh lands in Paris, completing his historic flight 1932 – Amelia Earhart lands in Ireland, completing her flight 1934 – Construction advances on Overseas Highway bridges connecting the Florida
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