May 1923 calendar

Events

• 01 May 1923 Rahula College is established in Ceylon with the name of quotParakramabhahu Vidyalayaquot.
• 02 May 1923 Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats New York Yankees 3-0.
• 03 May 1923 First nonstop transcontinental flight (New York-San Diego) completed.
• 04 May 1923 New York state revokes Prohibition law.
• 07 May 1923 Mine strike at Belgian Borinage railroad.
• 11 May 1923 10 HRs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St. Louis Cardinals
• 12 May 1923 49th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6.
• 13 May 1923 Pulitzer prize awarded to Willa Carter (One of Ours)
• 15 May 1923 Cooperation of Dutch Molen forms
• 17 May 1923 Fire during closing day ceremonies at Grover Cleveland School (SC)
• 19 May 1923 KPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies.
• 20 May 1923 Stanley Baldwin, becomes Prime Minister of the UK
• 22 May 1923 Stanley Baldwin succeeds Andrew Bonar Law as British premier.
• 23 May 1923 1st flight of Sabena: Brussel-Lympne, Great Britain
• 24 May 1923 The Irish Civil War ends.
• 25 May 1923 Britain recognizes Transjordan with Abdullah as its leader.
• 26 May 1923 Socialist Workers Youth International forms in Hamburg, Germany.
• 27 May 1923 The Ku Klux Klan in the United States defies a law requiring publication of its members.
• 28 May 1923 Attorney General says it is legal for women to wear trousers anywhere
• 31 May 1923 China and the USSR exchange diplomats
• 26 May 1923 The first 24 Hours of Le Mans is held and has since been run annually in June.

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