Friday, May 01, 2026

History for May 1

History for May 1 - On-This-Day.com 
Kate Smith 1909 - Singer
  • 1707 - England, Wales and Scotland were united to form Great Britain.
  • 1927 - Adolf Hitler held his first Nazi meeting in Berlin.
  • 1937 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed an act of neutrality, keeping the United States out of World War II.
  • 1952 - Production of Mr. Potato Head began.
  • 1961 - Fidel Castro announced there would be no more elections in Cuba.
  • 1992 - On the third day of the Los Angeles riots resulting from the Rodney King beating trial. King appeared in public to appeal for calm, he asked, "Can we all get along?"

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