On This Day May 31st
OTD
May 31st is the one-hundred-fifty-first day of the year in the
Gregorian calendar; 214 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob
while fleeing Rome.
1293 – The Mongol invasion of Java was a punitive expedition
against King Kertanegara of Singhasari, who had refused to pay tribute to the
Yuan and maimed one of its ministers. However, it ended with the Mongols'
failure. Regarded as establishing the City of Surabaya.
1610 – The pageant London's Love to Prince Henry on the River
Thames celebrates the creation of Prince Henry as Prince of Wales.
1790 – The United States enacted its first copyright statute, the
Copyright Act of 1790.
1795 – French Revolution: The Revolutionary Tribunal is
suppressed.
1805 – French and Spanish forces begin the assault against British
forces occupying Diamond Rock, Martinique.
1859 – The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses
Big Ben, starts keeping time.
1879 – Gilmore's Garden in New York City was renamed Madison
Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and was opened to the public at 26th
Street and Madison Avenue.
1911 – The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1924 – Hope Development School fire kills 24 people, primarily
disabled children.
1951 – The Uniform Code of Military Justice takes effect as the
legal system of the United States Armed Forces.
1955 – The U.S. Supreme Court expands on its Brown v. Board of
Education decision by ordering district courts and school districts to enforce
educational desegregation "at all deliberate speed.
2003 – Air France retires its Concorde aircraft fleet.
2008 – Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint with
a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds
Birthdays
1535 – Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (d. 1607)
1641 – Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem (d. 1707)
1773 – Ludwig Tieck, German poet, author, and critic (d. 1853)
1819 – Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (d.
1892)
1852 – Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist, invented the
Petri dish (d. 1921)
1866 – John Ringling, American entrepreneur; one of the founders
of the Ringling Brothers Circus (d. 1936)
1918 – Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (d. 1982)
1930 – Clint Eastwood, American actor, director, musician, and
producer.
1938 – Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
(d. 2003)
1943 – Joe Namath, American football player, sportscaster, and
actor
1948 – John Bonham, English musician, songwriter, and drummer (d.
1980)
1964 – Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, American rapper and
producer
1976 – Colin Farrell, Irish actor
Holiday Highlight
WORLD PARROT DAY
Delving into history, we find the earliest record of a ‘pet
parrot’ in the British Isles dating back to 1504. It was when the
iconic Henry VIII owned an African Gray Parrot, a testament to the
long-standing relationship between humans and these fascinating creatures.
During the Age of Exploration, parrots from India, Africa, and
South America were among the most typical imports. Their vibrant colors and
adaptability made them ideal companions on the long, uncomfortable sea voyages
back to Europe. Parrots proved their resilience despite the challenges,
outlasting many other delicate bird species.
The records of birds kept in menageries, the precursor to zoos, private
collections of the elite, and artwork of birds from the 16th to 18th centuries
list parrots, pheasants, ostriches, and other long-lived and relatively
easy-to-keep birds. Most pet parrots are relatively “fresh out” of the wild, as
they are only a few generations removed from the wild, and few owners allow
parrots to express and exhibit their most basic bird instincts, such as flying,
flocking, and mate-finding.
Holidays And Observance
European Neighbors' Day
National Autonomous Vehicle Day
National Macaroon Day
National Meditation Day
National Save Your Hearing Day
National Smile Day
National Speak in Complete Sentences Day
Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Day
What You Think Upon Grows Day
World No-Tobacco Day
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