May 1 is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 244 days remain until the end of the year.

2 days ago · While another May Day event is due to take place on Saturday, May 3, in Palm Springs, California. May 1 has represented a significant date for a number of groups, with …

May 1st is the 121st day in the Gregorian calendar; it marks the anniversary of the naming of the dwarf planet, Pluto, and the dedication of the Empire State Building in New York City. Famous …

On May 1, 1886, more than 300,000 workers (40,000 in Chicago alone) from 13,000 business walked out of their jobs across the country. In the following days, more workers joined and the …

Historical events for the 1st of May. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on May 1.

The early May bank holiday on the first Monday in May was created in 1978; May Day itself – 1 May – is not a public holiday in England (unless it falls on a Monday).

The 1st of May, or first Monday in May, is a national public holiday in many countries, in most cases known as "International Workers' Day" or a similar name.

5 days ago · May Day, day commemorating the historic struggles and gains made by workers and the labour movement, observed in many countries on May 1. In the United States and Canada …

Discover what happened on May 1 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

The first major airplane hijacking within the United States occurred when a man forced a commercial airliner en route from Miami to Key West, Florida, to detour to Cuba. Listen to an …