🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning — it’s Sunday, May 3. Today, we’re diving into some interesting topics like Washington, D.C., the Third of May, the first-ever general strike, “Gone with the Wind,” the Battle of the Coral Sea, the events of May '68, and much more — all quick and to the point.
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🚀 Time Machine
-1791
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth proclaimed the Constitution of May 3, the first modern constitution in Europe.
-1802
Washington, D.C., is incorporated as a city.
-1808
Day depicted by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya in "The Third of May," painted in 1814.
-1926
Britain's Trade Union Congress initiates its first-ever general strike in support of coal miners, starting at 11:59 PM and lasting 9 days.
-1937
Margaret Mitchell wins the Pulitzer Prize for her novel "Gone with the Wind."
-1942
The first modern naval engagement in history, the Battle of the Coral Sea, took place during World War II.
-1945
SS Cap Arcona, laden with prisoners, is sunk by the RAF, killing 5,800 people in one of the largest maritime losses in World War II.
-1947
Japan's post-war constitution grants universal suffrage, limits the Emperor's power to a symbolic role, and outlaws warfare.
-1952
Joseph O. Fletcher landed with the ski-modified U.S. Air Force C-47, the first aircraft on the North Pole.
-1968
Sorbonne University students rally for more rights and to end the Vietnam conflict, kicking off a month of unrest.
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United Airlines stewardess completing pre-flight duties, 1951
🗨️ Last Words
“I don't want to die, please don't let me die.”