1st may anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1909
  • United States
  • "Birth of Kate Smith, American singer, first lady of radio, particularly associated with the song God Bless America by Irving Berlin"
• event
  • 1328
  • Great Britain
  • "Treaty of Northampton, formalised peace between England and Scotland"
  • 1455
  • Great Britain
  • King James II of Scotalnd defeated the Black Douglases at the Battle of Arkinholm more
  • 1707
  • Great Britain
  • 1 1707 The Acts of Union uniting England and Scotland under one Parliament and Crown came into effect.
  • 1753
  • Sweden
  • "Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy "
  • 1851
  • Great Britain
  • Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations ('Crystal Palace' exhibition) opened in Hyde Park
  • 1884
  • United States
  • "Construction began on what is claimed to be Americas first modern (i.e. steel-framed) skyscraper, the 10-floor Home Insurance Building, Chicago"
  • 1931
  • United States
  • Empire State Building completed in New York
  • 1933
  • A telephone link was established between Britain and India .
  • 1978
  • Great Britain
  • The first May Day Bank Holiday in England and Wales .
  • 1978
  • United States
  • The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (‘spam’) was sent by a DEC marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of.
  • 1979
  • Great Britain
  • London Undergrounds Jubilee line officially opened
  • 1997
  • Great Britain
  • New' Labour landslide victory in Britain (Tony Blair replaces John Major as Prime Minister)
  • 2004
  • "Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus."
• Death
  • 1994
  • Brazil
  • "Death of Ayrton Senna, Brazilian racing driver, killed in a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix, Italy"
  • 1998
  • United States
  • "Death of Eldridge Cleaver, American writer and civil rights leader who renounced his past as a member of the Black Panthers."