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{{*mp}} [[1786]] – '''''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]''''', an [[opera buffa]] composed by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], premiered at the [[Burgtheater]] in [[Vienna]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1786]] – '''''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]''''', an [[opera buffa]] composed by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], premiered at the [[Burgtheater]] in [[Vienna]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1885]] – The original '''[[Chicago Board of Trade Building]]''' opened for business. |
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{{*mp}} [[1893]] – The '''[[World's Columbian Exposition]]''', a [[Expo (exhibition)|World's Fair]] to celebrate the 400th anniversary of [[Christopher Columbus]]' discovery of the [[New World]], opened in [[Chicago]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1893]] – The '''[[World's Columbian Exposition]]''', a [[Expo (exhibition)|World's Fair]] to celebrate the 400th anniversary of [[Christopher Columbus]]' discovery of the [[New World]], opened in [[Chicago]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1898]] – The [[United States|American]] [[Asiatic Squadron]] under [[Commodore (USN)|Commodore]] [[George Dewey]] defeated the [[Spain|Spanish]] Pacific Squadron under Admiral [[Patricio Montojo]] at the '''[[Battle of Manila Bay (1898)|Battle of Manila Bay]]''', the first engagement of the [[Spanish–American War]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1898]] – The [[United States|American]] [[Asiatic Squadron]] under [[Commodore (USN)|Commodore]] [[George Dewey]] defeated the [[Spain|Spanish]] Pacific Squadron under Admiral [[Patricio Montojo]] at the '''[[Battle of Manila Bay (1898)|Battle of Manila Bay]]''', the first engagement of the [[Spanish–American War]]. |
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Revision as of 01:36, 3 May 2010
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May 1: May Day; International Workers' Day; Beltane in Ireland and Scotland
- 1786 – The Marriage of Figaro, an opera buffa composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
- 1893 – The World's Columbian Exposition, a World's Fair to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World, opened in Chicago.
- 1898 – The American Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey defeated the Spanish Pacific Squadron under Admiral Patricio Montojo at the Battle of Manila Bay, the first engagement of the Spanish–American War.
- 1931 – New York City's Empire State Building (pictured), at the time the tallest building in the world, opened.
- 1956 – A doctor in Japan reported an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.