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THIS DAY IN U.S. HISTORY: May 31st

Posted by hannahadams on May 31, 2022 in Blogs, Latest News, This Day in US History, What's Hot, What's New

These historical events took place on May 31st:

1634: The colony of Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony.

1669: Citing poor eyesight, English civil servant Samuel Pepys records the last event in his famous diary.

1821: Cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, first United States Catholic cathedral, is dedicated in Baltimore, designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.

1879: Madison Square Garden opens in New York, named after 4th President James Madison.

1889: Johnstown Flood where 2,209 die in Johnston, Pennsylvania when the South Fork Dam, located on the Little Conemaugh River fails.

1893: Remains of Jefferson Davis moved from New Orleans and re-interred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, per his widow’s request.

1909: National Conference on the Negro holds its first meeting in United Charities Building, New York which would be the earlier form of the NAACP.

1921: A large-scale race riot breaks out in Tulsa, Oklahoma, later described as the worst incident of racial violence in American history where around 150-300 African Americans are killed. 

1955:  United States Supreme Court orders school integration “with all deliberate speed.”

1985: Tornado outbreak in the United States and Canada sees 41 tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario, leaving 90 dead.

2017: Comedienne Kathy Griffin fired from CNN after photo of her holding bloody head resembling Donald Trump by Tyler Shields posted.

2019: Disgruntled employee shoots and kills 12 people at a United States municipal building in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Posted in Blogs, Latest News, This Day in US History, What's Hot, What's New | Tagged Cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, CNN, colony, integration, James Madison, Jefferson Davis, Johnstown Flood, NAACP, Ontario, riot, Samuel Pepys, Virginia Beach

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