Jesus loves you, but everyone else thinks you're a complete plonker.
It happened in May 2 May. 1611 The Authorized Version of the Bible (King James Version) was first published, and became the standard English language Bible. 3 May. 1841 New Zealand was declared a British colony. 5 May. 1821 Napoleon Bonaparte "the Little Corporal", died in exile on the remote British island of St. Helena. He was 51. 6 May. 1954 Roger Bannister was the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes, at the Iffley Road Sports Ground, Oxford. 7 May. 1945 Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies at Rheims and the war in Europe ended. 8 May. 1429 The French warrior maiden, Joan of Arc, led the Dauphin's troops to victory over the English laying siege to Orleans. 9 May. 1887 Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opens in London. 10 May. 1940 Promising his people nothing but "blood, toil, tears and sweat", Winston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister. 11 May. 973 Edgar the Peaceful was crowned at Bath as King of all England. 12 May. 1926 Britain's Trades Union Congress called off the General Strike that had brought the nation to a standstill for nine days. Workers across the country had downed tools in support of miners, protesting a wage cut. 14 May. 1080 Walcher, Bishop of Durham was murdered; William (the Conqueror) consequently ravaged the area; he also built the castle at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 16 May. 1943 RAF Lancaster bombers caused chaos to Nazi German industry by destroying two huge dams. Dr Barnes Wallis's bouncing bombs skimmed the surface of the water to reach their targets. 17 May. 1900 The siege of the British garrison at Mafeking by Boer forces was broken. Commander of the garrison, Colonel Robert Baden-Powell and his forces had held firm for 217 days. 18 May. 1803 Bored with nobody to fight for almost a year, Britain abandons the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France, again! 19 May. 1536 Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII's second wife, was beheaded in London. She was 29. The charges brought against her included incest with her brother and no less than four counts of adultery. 20 May. 1191 English King Richard I 'the Lion Heart' conquered Cyprus on his way to join the Crusaders in north west Israel. 21 May. 1894 The official opening of the Manchester Ship Canal by Queen Victoria. 25 May. 1768 Captain James Cook set sail on his first voyage of discovery in his ship the Endeavour, on which he explored the Society Islands and charted the coasts of New Zealand and West Australia. 27 May. 1657 Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell refuses parliament's offer of the title King of England. 28 May. 1759 Birthday of William Pitt (the Younger), English statesman who became the youngest ever British prime minister at the age of 24. 29 May. 1660 Charles Stuart entered London to become King Charles II, restoring England's monarchy following Oliver Cromwell's common- wealth. 30 May. 1536 Eleven days after he had his wife Anne Boleyn beheaded, King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour, former lady-in-waiting to Anne
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