Follow along with the biggest moments in May history in this visual journey of photos from the Shutterstock Editorial archive.
Photography has given us a rich visual archive of the most important events in history — everything from tragedies to the pinnacles of human achievement. Photos can bring us back to a tragic event that broke our collective hearts, a cultural moment that we rejoiced over, or a scientific breakthrough that made us see the world differently. Each month we’ll share photographs from the Shutterstock Editorial archive that show a significant historical or cultural event for each day of that month.
This month, we take a visual journey through May.
May 1
1931: President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates the Empire State Building in New York.
Photo by AP/Shutterstock.
May 2
2011: Osama Bin Laden killed by United States special forces in Pakistan.
Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/AP/Shutterstock.
May 3
2002: Spider-Man starring Tobey Maguire premieres.
Photo by Paul Lovelace/Shutterstock.
May 4
1970: Four student anti-war protesters are killed at Kent State by the National Guard.
Photo by AP/Shutterstock.
May 5
2018: Childish Gambino releases “This is America” to critical acclaim.
Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP/Shutterstock.
May 6
2004: The finale of Friends airs on NBC.
Photo by Ann Johansson/AP/Shutterstock.
May 7
2000: Vladimir Putin becomes President of Russia.
Photo by Yuri Kochetkov/EPA/Shutterstock.
May 8
1963: The first James Bond movie, Dr. No, starring Sean Connery is released.
Photo by Danjaq/Eon/Ua/Kobal/Shutterstock.
May 9
1958: Vertigo by director Alfred Hitchcock and starring Jimmy Stewart is released.
Photo by Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock.
May 10
1994: Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first black President.
Photo by David Brauchli/AP/Shutterstock.
May 11
1985: Fifty-six football fans died in the Bradford City stadium fire.
Photo by Robert T Kell/Shutterstock.
May 12
1994: Pulp Fiction directed by Quentin Tarintino premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.
Photo by Gilbert Tourte/AP/Shutterstock.
May 13
1981: Pope John Paul II survives an assassination attempt.
Photo by Arturo Mari/AP/Shutterstock.
May 14
1998: The finale of Seinfeld airs on NBC.
Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/AP/Shutterstock.
May 15
1928: Mickey Mouse makes his first screen appearance for Disney.
Photo by Snap/Shutterstock.
May 16
1929: The first Academy Awards are held in Hollywood, California.
Photo by Ampas/Kobal/Shutterstock.
May 17
2000: The final episode of Beverly Hills 90210 airs on Fox.
Photo by Randy Bauer/Shutterstock.
May 18
1980: Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, killing fifty-seven people.
Photo by AP/Shutterstock.
May 19
2006: The Da Vinci Code starring Tom Hanks premieres.
Photo by Scott Myers/Shutterstock.
May 20
2003: America’s Next Top Model created by Tyra Banks debuts on UPN.
Photo by Michael Yarish/Cw Network/Kobal/Shutterstock.
May 21
1927/1932: Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo, non-stop flight across the Atlantic ocean; five years later Amelia Earhart became the first woman to complete the feet.
Photo by AP/Shutterstock.
Photo by AP/Shutterstock.
May 22
2017: Twenty-two people are killed in a terrorist attack outside Manchester Arena after an Ariana Grande concert.
Photo by Joel Goodman/Lnp/Shutterstock.
May 23
1980: The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson, premieres.
Photo by Moviestore Collection/Shutterstock.
May 24
1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade directed by Steven Spielberg premieres.
Photo by Moviestore Collection/Shutterstock.
May 25
1977: Star Wars premieres.
Photo by Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock.
May 26
1991: A Boeing 767 crashes in the Thai jungle, killed all 223 people on board.
Photo by AP/Shutterstock.
May 27
1937: The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens.
Photo by AP/Shutterstock.
May 28
2010: Ninety-four people die in a terrorist attack at the Ahmadiyya mosques in Lahore, Pakistan.
Photo by Chi-Photo/Nadim Ljha/Shutterstock.
May 29
2018: Roseanne canceled after Roseanne Barr sends racist tweet.
Photo by Julie Jacobson/AP/Shutterstock.
May 30
1911: The first Indianapolis 500 is held.
Photo by Uncredited/AP/Shutterstock.
May 31
2005: Former FBI agent Mark Felt reveals that he’s Deep Throat from the Watergate scandal.
Photo by John G Mabanglo/EPA/Shutterstock.
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