Historical Events for May 1881
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Months in 1881: January February March April June July August September October November December
Events 1 - 14 of 14
5th - Anit-Jewish rioting in Kiev Ukraine
8th - Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolian monarch
10th - Lighthouse on Ameland begins operation
11th - Bedrich Smetana's opera "Libusa," premieres in Prague
12th - Treaty of Bardo, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate
16th - World's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)
17th - 7th Kentucky Derby: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hindoo wins in 2:40
17th - Frederick Douglass appointed recorder of deeds for Wash DC
17th - Revised version of New Testament
21st - American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton
21st - US Nation Lawn Tennis Association forms
24th - Canadian ferry Princess Victoria sinks near London Ontario, 200 die
24th - Turkey cedes Thessaly and Arta back to Greece.
27th - 9th Preakness: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40.5
