Happy Birthday to trailblazing interior designer, architect, and furniture designer Florence Knoll Bassett (b. May 24, 1917, in Saginaw,...

Happy Birthday to journalist, editor, and women’s rights activist Sarah Margaret Fuller (b. May 23, 1810, in Cambridgeport, MA), who led...

Happy Birthday to trailblazing politician and LGBTQIA+ community leader Harvey Milk (b. May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, NY), who was one of...

Happy Birthday to pianist, composer, genre shaper, and singer Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller (b. May 21, 1904, in New York City, NY), who...

Happy Birthday to journalist, writer, and screenwriter Adela Rogers St. Johns (b. May 20, 1894, in Los Angeles, CA), who broke down...

Happy Birthday to minister, activist, and civil rights leader Malcolm X (b. May 19, 1925, in Omaha, NE), who combined history, politics,...

Happy Birthday to third baseman, Hall of Famer, and career Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson (b. May 18, 1937, in Little Rock, AR), who...

Happy Birthday to speedy center fielder and Hall of Famer James Thomas “Cool Papa” Bell (b. May 17, 1903, in Starkville, MS), who played...

May 16, 1860: The Republican National Convention began in Chicago. By the time if finished two days later, Abraham Lincoln was the...

May 15, 1911: In a major antitrust ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of most of Standard Oil’s assets. While this...

May 14, 1961: A busload of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) freedom riders was attacked by an angry mob led by local KKK leaders in...

Happy Birthday to long-time world champion boxer Joe Louis (b. May 13, 1914, in LaFayette, AL), who became a national hero during World...

May 12, 1968: The Poor People’s Campaign reached Washington, D.C. and set up its encampment known as Resurrection City, beginning a...

Happy Birthday to aviator and journalist Harriet Quimby (b. May 11, 1875, in Michigan), who in 1911 became the first American woman and...

May 10, 1775: The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. One of its most controversial events is a conversation John Adams...

Happy Birthday to white abolitionist John Brown (b. May 9, 1800, in Torrington, CT), who organized and led an uprising of enslaved people...

Happy Birthday to Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United States from 1945 to 1953. He led the U.S. transition out of...

Happy Birthday to iconic Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas (b. May 7, 1933, in Pittsburgh, PA), who led the team to championships...

Happy Birthday to physician, abolitionist, nationalist, military officer, and writer Martin Robison Delany (b. May 6, 1812, in Charles...

Happy Birthday to investigative journalist Nellie Bly (b. Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, May 5, 1864, in Burrell Township, PA), who reshaped...