May 31 - The Day in History

May 31 : General Interest 1859: Big Ben goes into operation in London The famous tower clock known as Big Ben, located at the top of the 320-foot-high St. Stephen's Tower, rings out over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, for the first time on this day in 1859... read more American Revolution 1775 : Mecklenburg Resolutions reject the power of the British in North Carolina http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mecklenburg-resolutions-reject-the-power-of-the-british-in-north-carolina Automotive 1929 : Ford signs agreement with Soviet Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-signs-agreement-with-soviet-union Civil War 1862 : Yankees and Rebels clash at Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-seven-pines-fair-oaks-virginia Cold War 1988 : Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Moscow ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-gorbachev-summit-in-moscow-ends Crime 1964 : A killer who can't keep his mouth shut http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-killer-who-cant-keep-his-mouth-shut 2005 : Deep Throat is revealed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/deep-throat-is-revealed Disaster 1889 : The Johnstown Flood http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnstown-flood General Interest 1889 : The Johnstown Flood http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-johnstown-flood 1902 : The Boer War ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-boer-war-ends 1962 : Architect of the Holocaust hanged in Israel http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/architect-of-the-holocaust-hanged-in-israel 1996 : Netanyahu elected prime minister of Israel http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/netanyahu-elected-prime-minister-of-israel Hollywood 1930 : Clint Eastwood born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clint-eastwood-born Literary 1819 : Walt Whitman is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/walt-whitman-is-born Music 1977 : The BBC bans the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-bbc-bans-the-sex-pistols-quotgod-save-the-queenquot Old West 1887 : George Goodfellow investigates earthquake http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-goodfellow-investigates-earthquake Presidential 1988 : Three U.S. presidents close chapters on the Cold War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/three-us-presidents-close-chapters-on-the-cold-war Sports 1997 : Ila Borders pitches in minor league game http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ila-borders-pitches-in-minor-league-game Vietnam War 1965 : Operation Rolling Thunder continues http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-rolling-thunder-continues 1970 : Communist soldiers escape South Vietnamese forces http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/communist-soldiers-escape-south-vietnamese-forces World War I 1916 : Battle of Jutland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-jutland World War II 1941 : Germans conquer Crete http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-conquer-crete

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