Today in History: May 31, the Tulsa Race Massacre begins
In the current era is Saturday May the st day of There are days left in the year In the modern day in history On May a two-day massacre erupted in Tulsa Oklahoma as white mobs began looting and burning the affluent Black district of Greenwood over reports a Black man had assaulted a white woman in an elevator though the exact number remains unknown as countless as Black Tulsans were killed during the riot Also on this date In President George Washington signed into law the first U S copyright act Related Articles Richmond s Pride celebration kicks off a month of queer contentment and resistance Loretta Swit Emmy-winner who played Houlihan on pioneering TV series M A S H has died at Roblox s hit farm battle spurs underground digital fruit market Trump s list of sanctuary jurisdictions includes particular that help his immigration policies Taylor Swift has regained control of her music buys back first albums In over people in Johnstown Pennsylvania died when the South Fork Dam collapsed sending million tons of water rushing through the town In former State Department official and accused spy Alger Hiss went on trial in New York charged with perjury the trial ended with a hung jury but Hiss was convicted in a second trial In a magnitude earthquake struck the Ancash region of Peru the quake combined with the landslide it triggered killed an estimated people In the -mile-long Trans-Alaska oil pipeline was completed after three years of construction In Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein endorsed a Vanity Fair magazine summary naming former FBI official W Mark Felt as the Watergate disgrace informant previously known only as Deep Throat In Millvina Dean the last survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic died in Hampshire England at In Sgt Bowe Bergdahl the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan was freed by the Taliban in exchange for five Afghan detainees from the U S prison at Guantanamo Bay Cuba Bergdahl who d gone missing in June later pleaded guilty to endangering his comrades by walking away from his post in Afghanistan his sentence included a dishonorable discharge a reduction in rank and a fine but no prison time In a longtime city employee opened fire in a municipal building in Virginia Beach Virginia killing people on three floors before police shot and killed him administrators declared DeWayne Craddock had resigned by email hours before the shooting At present s Birthdays Actor-filmmaker Clint Eastwood is Football Hall of Famer Joe Namath is Actor Tom Berenger is Actor-comedian Chris Elliott is Actor Lea Thompson is Musician Corey Hart is Rapper Darryl DMC McDaniels is Actor Brooke Shields is TV host Phil Keoghan is Jazz musician Christian McBride is Actor Archie Panjabi is Actor Colin Farrell is Singer Normani is Tennis participant Iga wi tek is
