Today in History: May 14, Jamestown becomes North America’s first English settlement
In the present day is Wednesday May the th day of There are days left in the year In contemporary times in history On May Jamestown the first permanent English settlement in North America was established by members of the Virginia Company Also on this date In the Lewis and Clark expedition organized to explore the Louisiana Territory as well as the Pacific Northwest began its journey near present-day Hartford Illinois Related Articles In contemporary times in History May Pope John Paul II shot and wounded In contemporary times in History May tens of thousands die in Sichuan earthquake The present day in History May Deep Blue defeats Kasparov In the modern day in History May golden spike completes transcontinental railway In the current era in History May FDA approves first birth control pill In English physician Edward Jenner successfully inoculated -year-old James Phipps against smallpox by using cowpox matter Smallpox would be declared the first fully eradicated human affection in In the independent state of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv by David Ben-Gurion who became its first prime minister In representatives from eight Communist bloc countries including the Soviet Union signed the Warsaw Pact in Poland The pact was dissolved in In Freedom Rider civil rights activists were attacked by violent mobs in Anniston and Birmingham Alabama In NASA launched Skylab the first American space station from Kennedy Space Center in Florida In an -year-old white supremacist wearing body armor opened fire in a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo New York killing people before being taken into custody The gunman Payton Gendron was sentenced to life in prison without parole in February In the modern day s Birthdays Baseball Hall of Famer Tony P rez is Filmmaker George Lucas is Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis is Musician David Byrne is Actor Tim Roth is Actor Cate Blanchett is Filmmaker Sofia Coppola is Former NFL running back Frank Gore is Actor Amber Tamblyn is Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is Former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski is Actor Miranda Cosgrove is
