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  • 1 May 2023

    Geoffrey Hinton, the 'Godfather of AI,' resigned from Google amidst growing concerns over AI.

  • 1 May 2019

    Crown Prince Naruhito became the Emperor of Japan following his father's abdication.

  • 1 May 2009

    Same-sex marriage was legalized in Sweden.

  • 1 May 1999

    SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on Nickelodeon.

  • 1 May 1982

    The Royal Air Force began a series of attacks on Argentina's Air Force in the Falkland Islands.

  • 1 May 1978

    Naomi Uemura becomes of the first person to reach the North Pole alone.

  • 1 May 1971

    Amtrak began operating as the United States' passenger railroad company.

  • 1 May 1966

    The Beatles performed their final show in England at Empire Pool in Wembley, London.

  • 1 May 1963

    Despite running out of oxygen, Jim Whittaker became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

  • 1 May 1961

    Fidel Castro banned elections and declared Cuba to be a socialist nation.

  • 1 May 1952

    Mr. Potato Head was officially released, originally only consisting of the accessories which were stuck in an actual potato.

  • 1 May 1945

    Adolf Hitler's death is announced on German radio.

  • 1 May 1941

    General Mills introduced Cheerios.

  • 1 May 1931

    The Empire State Building opened.

  • 1 May 1930

    Pluto was officially named.

  • 1 May 1925

    The All-China Federation of Trade Unions was founded.

  • 1 May 1886

    A national strike began in the United States, calling for an eight-hour workday instead of 12 hours.

  • 1 May 1884

    Construction started on Chicago's first-ever skyscraper for the Home Insurance Company of New York.

  • 1 May 1853

    Levi Strauss was founded.

  • 1 May 1840

    The world's first adhesive postage stamp is issued in the United Kingdom.

  • 1 May 1707

    The Acts of Union were passed, officially uniting England and Scotland as one country.