Papa B
May 1st
1 May 2008, 10:00 am.
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Filed under Family.
Things that happened on my birthday in history
- 1751 - The first cricket match is played in America.
- 1778 - American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
- 1834 - The British colonies abolish slavery.
- 1884 - Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States.
- 1930 - The dwarf planet Pluto is officially named.
- 1931 - The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
- 1940 - The 1940 Summer Olympics are canceled due to war.
- 1950 - Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth.
- 1956 - The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
- 1961 - Fidel Castro proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
- 1972 - I was born
- 1982 - The 1982 World’s Fair opens in Knoxville, Tennessee.