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Wikipedia. : On this day/Today. 1837 – Queen Victoria (pictured) acceded to the British throne, beginning a 63-year reign. 1921 – British Army officer Thomas Stanton Lambert was assassinated by the Irish Republican Army near Moydrum, Ireland.
May 5. May 5 is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 240 days remain until the end of the year.
Events Pre-1600. 311 – The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends. 1315 – Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged at the instigation of Charles, Count of Valois. 1492 – Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. He is named admiral of the ocean sea, viceroy and governor of any territory he discovers.
The American film Inside Out 2 surpasses $1 billion in worldwide box office earnings in less than three weeks, the fastest of any animated film in history. Disasters and accidents. 2024 European floods. At least four people are killed and two others are missing after landslides and torrential floods in Ticino and Valais, Switzerland.
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history. For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history. For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history.
History is the interpretation of past events, societies and civilizations. The term history comes from the Greek historia ( ἱστορία ), "an account of one's inquiries," and shares that etymology with the English word story as narrative. The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica stated that "history in the wider sense is all that has happened ...
January 19 – The Poe Toaster first appears at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. January 20 – President Harry S. Truman begins his full term. Alben W. Barkley is sworn in as Vice President of the United States. January 25 – The first Emmy Awards are presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club.
October. October 2 – The New York Giants (baseball) defeat the Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 0, to win their 5th World Series Title. October 15 – Hurricane Hazel makes U.S. landfall; it is the only recorded Category 4 hurricane to strike as far north as North Carolina.