Leopold and Loeb murder Bobby Franks - May 21st, 1924

President Lincoln signs the Homestead Act - May 20th, 1862

The first Tim Hortons coffee and donut shop opens - May 17th, 1964

Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to summit Mount Everest - May 16th, 1975

Gasoline rationing begins in the United States - May 15th, 1942

A white mob attacks a group of Freedom Riders - May 14th, 1961

The Socialist Party of America nominates a convict for president - May 13th, 1920

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that tomatoes are vegetables - May 10th, 1893

The “Join, or Die” political cartoon is published - May 9th, 1754

The Tollund Man is discovered in Denmark - May 8th, 1950

Keith Richards writes "Satisfaction" in his sleep - May 7th, 1965

Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile - May 6th, 1954

California enacts the Alien Land Law - May 3rd, 1913

The "Battle of Alcatraz" begins - May 2nd, 1946

The world's first postage stamp is issued - May 1st, 1840

The first toy commercial airs on TV - April 30th, 1952

The Peace rose is introduced in the United States - April 29th, 1945

Organ music is played at a baseball stadium for the first time - April 26th, 1941

New York becomes the first state to require license plates on cars - April 25th, 1901

Jane Fonda’s first workout video is released - April 24th, 1982