Jen and Jon Johnson

Near Tel Aviv, Israel, Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi SS officer who organized Adolf Hitler’s “final solution of the Jewish question,” was executed for his crimes against humanity.

On May 26, 1896, Czar Nicholas II is crowned czar of Russia. Nicholas was not prepared to rule and he will become the last czar of Russia when he is overthrown by the communist revolution in 1917.

Well it is official, my thesis is finally done and I have my Masters Degree in Educational Administration. Much thanks to my very supportive wife and Joanna who advised me throughout the project. I will probably get around to posting the paper here at some point when I get around to revising this site yet again.

On May 25, 1787 55 state delegates, including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin, convene in Philadelphia to compose a new U.S. constitution.

On May 22, 1939, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini signed a ”Pact of Steel” committing Germany and Italy to a military alliance.

On May 19, 1588, the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon to attack the English and gain control of the English Channel. The Spanish Armada is defeated by Queen Elizabeth I.

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declared that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.

On May 16, 1868, the United States Senate failed by one vote to convict President Andrew Johnson as it took its first ballot on one of 11 articles of impeachment against him. (Johnson was acquitted of all charges.)

On May 15, 1756, the Seven Years War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War, officially begins when England declares war on France.

On May 12, 1949, an early crisis of the Cold War comes to an end when the Soviet Union lifts its 11-month blockade against West Berlin. The US had avoided the blockade by flying in food & supplies.