May 31

Tuesday 31, 2005:

W. Mark Felt admits in the magazine Vanity Fair published today that he is the anonymous source Deep Throat in the Watergate scandal. The Washington Post would confirm this on June 1st. Felt was at the time (1972) the number two man at the FBI.

Monday 31, 2004:

A foul-up during routine software update at the Royal Bank of Canada leads to a three-day misplacement of 10 million account balances.

Saturday 31, 2003:

Bomber Eric Rudolph is captured in Murphy, North Carolina.

Friday 31, 2002:

The 17th Football World Cup, co-hosted by Japan and South Korea, begins with a 1-0 upset of France by Senegal. The tournament ends on June 30, with Brazil winning a record fifth World Cup title.

Saturday 31, 1997:

Canada's Confederation Bridge opens, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick.

Thursday 31, 1990:

The pilot episode of Seinfeld premires

Friday 31, 1985:

The US-Canadian Outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead.

Tuesday 31, 1977:

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed.

Friday 31, 1974:

Syria and Israel sign a disengagement agreement to resolve the Yom Kippur War

Wednesday 31, 1972:

AFC Ajax Wins the Europecup 1 (UEFA Champions League) for the 2nd time in a row, making it their 2nd

Sunday 31, 1970:

The Ancash earthquake causes a landslide that buries the town of Yungay, Peru; more than 47,000 people are killed.

Thursday 31, 1962:

The West Indies Federation dissolves

Wednesday 31, 1961:

Creation of the Republic of South Africa.

Saturday 31, 1952:

Dwight D. Eisenhower retires from active service in the United States Army.

Sunday 31, 1942:

World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Coventry, England

Tuesday 31, 1927:

The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.

Saturday 31, 1924:

The Soviet Union signs an agreement with the Peking government, referring to Outer Mongolia as an "integral part of the Republic of China", whose "sovereignty" therein the Soviet Union promises to respect

Tuesday 31, 1921:

Comedian Buster Keaton marries actress Natalie Talmadge.

Wednesday 31, 1916:

World War I: The German and British navies clash in the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the war.

Saturday 31, 1913:

The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing direct election of United States Senators, is declared ratified.

Tuesday 31, 1910:

Creation of the Union of South Africa.

Saturday 31, 1902:

Second Boer War: The last Afrikaner resistance forces sign a peace treaty with the British at Pretoria, ending the war, and ensuring British control of South Africa.

Friday 31, 1889:

Johnstown Flood: Over 2200 people die after a dam break sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Saturday 31, 1884:

John Harvey Kellogg patents corn flakes.

Thursday 31, 1866:

In the Fenian Invasion of Canada, John O'Neill leads 850 Fenian raiders across the Niagara River at Buffalo, New York/Fort Erie, Ontario, as part of an effort to free Ireland from the English. Canadian militia and British regulars repulse the invaders in over the next three days, at a cost of 9 dead and 38 wounded to the Fenian's 19 dead and about 17 wounded.

Tuesday 31, 1864:

American Civil War: The Battle of Cold Harbor begins.

Saturday 31, 1862:

American Civil War: The Battle of Seven Pines.

Monday 31, 1790:

Alferez Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Wednesday 31, 1775:

Patriots in Charlotte, North Carolina adopt the Mecklenburg Resolutions urging the American Colonies to declare independence from Great Britain.

Thursday 31, 1759:

The Province of Pennsylvania bans all theater productions.

Tuesday 31, 1678:

The Godiva procession through Coventry begins.

Friday 31, 1669:

Citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.

Wednesday 31, 1578:

Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London.

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