1 May 1868 -- Execution of Tom Dula
“Tom Dooley” -- The Kingston Trio4 May 1970 -- Kent State Shootings
“Ohio” -- Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
7 May 1824 -- First Public Performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
7 May 1824 -- First Public Performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
“Ode to Joy” -- Ludwig van Beethoven
15 May 1930 -- Ellen Church Becomes First Female Flight Attendant to Fly
15 May 1930 -- Ellen Church Becomes First Female Flight Attendant to Fly
“Waitress in the Sky” -- The Replacements
18 May 1897 -- Oscar Wilde Released From Reading Gaol
18 May 1897 -- Oscar Wilde Released From Reading Gaol
“Oscar Wilde Gets Out” -- Elton John
19 May 1895 -- José Martí Killed in the Battle of Dos Ríos
19 May 1895 -- José Martí Killed in the Battle of Dos Ríos
“Guantanamera” - The Sandpipers
20 May 1989 -- Chinese Government Enacts Martial Law In Response to Tiananmen Square Protests
20 May 1989 -- Chinese Government Enacts Martial Law In Response to Tiananmen Square Protests
“Shiny Happy People” -- R.E.M.
24 May 1612 -- Death of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
24 May 1612 -- Death of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
“The Earl of Salisbury” -- William Byrd
25 May 1924 -- Beulah Annan Acquitted at Trial for the Murder of her Lover
25 May 1924 -- Beulah Annan Acquitted at Trial for the Murder of her Lover
“Razzle Dazzle” -- Fred Ebbs (Lyrics) and John Kander (Music)
29 May 1453 -- Constantinople Falls to the Ottoman Turks
29 May 1453 -- Constantinople Falls to the Ottoman Turks
“Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” -- The Four Lads
"Constantinople" -- Al Stewart
30 May 1431 -- Martyrdom of Joan of Arc
"Constantinople" -- Al Stewart
30 May 1431 -- Martyrdom of Joan of Arc
“Joan of Arc” -- Arcade Fire
“Joan of Arc” -- Leonard Cohen
“Joanni” -- Kate Bush
30 May 1943 -- Josef Mengele Transferred to Auschwitz
30 May 1943 -- Josef Mengele Transferred to Auschwitz
“Angel of Death” -- Slayer
31 May 1889 -- Johnstown Flood
31 May 1889 -- Johnstown Flood
“Mother Country” -- John Stewart
