The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took place at Windsor Castle
The ceremony was watched by an estimated 1.9 billion people worldwide, making it one of the most-viewed events in television history. Markle became th...
May 21 in History
Significant events that happened on this day.
Historical Events
2018
1932
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
MajorEarhart landed in a pasture in Northern Ireland after a 15-hour flight from Newfoundland, asking a startled farmhand, 'Where am I?' When told she was...
1927
A man in Massachusetts attempted to mail his four-year-old daughter to her grandmother
The father attached 15 cents worth of stamps to the child and brought her to the post office as a 'parcel.' Postal workers, surprisingly accustomed to...
1927
Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight
MajorAfter 33.5 hours in the air, Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis at Le Bourget Field near Paris, having flown 3,600 miles from New York. He was g...
1904
FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was founded in Paris
Representatives from seven European countries met at the Union Française de Sports Athlétiques to establish football's international governing body. T...
1904
A plaster cast of the Venus de Milo was refused entry to the United States for being obscene
U.S. Customs officials in New York deemed the famous armless statue too nude for American eyes and blocked its import. The absurd decision was quickly...
1881
The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton
MajorAfter witnessing the work of the International Red Cross during the Franco-Prussian War, Barton established the American chapter in Washington, D.C. S...
1881
The world's first weightlifting championship was held in London
The competition took place at the Royal Aquarium and featured strongmen lifting barbells, dumbbells, and other heavy objects. The event helped establi...
1863
The Seventh-day Adventist Church was officially organized in Battle Creek, Michigan
The denomination formally incorporated with 3,500 members, emphasizing Saturday Sabbath worship and the imminent second coming of Christ. The church g...
1502
Portuguese explorer João da Nova discovered the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic
Da Nova stumbled upon the remote, uninhabited volcanic island while returning from India. The island would later become famous as Napoleon Bonaparte's...
1471
German artist Albrecht Dürer was born in Nuremberg
Dürer would become the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance, revolutionizing printmaking and creating iconic works like 'Melencolia I' and 'Rhi...
