May 4, 1972
Margaret Thatcher, leader of the Conservative Party, is sworn in as Britain's first female prime minister.
May 5, 1945
Six people are killed while attempting to drag a Japanese balloon rigged with a bomb out of the woods in Lakeview, Oregon.
May 6, 1937
The German airship Hindenburg explodes as it arrives in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
May 7, 1700
William Penn began monthly meetings for blacks advocating emancipation.
May 8, 1792
US establishes military draft.
May 8, 1861
Richmond, Va, is named the capital of the Confederacy.
Margaret Thatcher, leader of the Conservative Party, is sworn in as Britain's first female prime minister.
May 5, 1945
Six people are killed while attempting to drag a Japanese balloon rigged with a bomb out of the woods in Lakeview, Oregon.
May 6, 1937
The German airship Hindenburg explodes as it arrives in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
May 7, 1700
William Penn began monthly meetings for blacks advocating emancipation.
May 8, 1792
US establishes military draft.
May 8, 1861
Richmond, Va, is named the capital of the Confederacy.