Firecrest

May 2, 1598 - France and Spain sign the Peace of Vervins.

Hot Rod

May 3, 1921 - Ireland is partitioned under British law by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

AuroraaStarr

On May 4th 1961 The first Freedom Ride—a political protest against the segregation of interstate bus travel in the South—began as a group of white and Black Americans departed Washington, D.C., on buses bound for New Orleans.

sunnykerr

May 4, 1910 ~ Wilfrid Laurier passes the Naval Service Act, which creates the Royal Canadian Navy.

Firecrest

May 4, 1959 - The Grammy is presented for the first time.

Hot Rod

May 5, 1905 - The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder.