Here’s a look at some important events that happened on May 24 in history. • 1621 – The Protestant Union is formally dissolved. • 1738 – John Wesley is converted, launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day. • 1830 - "Mary Had A Little Lamb" by Sarah Josepha Hale is first published by Boston firm Marsh, Capen & Lyon. • 1832 – The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference. • 1902 – Empire Day
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May 1 – this day in history
May 1 marks the 121st day of the year (if it's a leap year, then 122nd) in the Gregorian calendar. It is more famously marked as International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day. The date was chosen for International Workers' Day by the Second International to commemorate the Haymarket affair, which occurred in Chicago on 4 May 1886. The police were trying to disperse a public assembly during a general strike for the eight-hour workday when an unidentified person