Talk:May 24

Selected anniversaries for the "On this day" section of the Main Page

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May 24: Aldersgate Day (Methodism) Eric XIV of Sweden 1567 – The mentally ill King Eric XIV of Sweden (pictured) and his guards murdered five incarcerated nobles, including some members of the influential Sture family. 1689 – The Act of Toleration became law, granting freedom of worship to English nonconformists under certain circumstances, but deliberately excluding Catholics. 1798 – The Irish Rebellion of 1798 began, with battles beginning in County Kildare and fighting later spreading across the country. 1963 – United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy met with African American author James Baldwin in an unsuccessful attempt to improve race relations. 2014 – A gunman involved in Islamic extremism opened fire at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, killing four people. Robert Hues (d. 1632) Philip Pearlstein (b. 1924) Magnus Manske (b. 1974) Stormé DeLarverie (d. 2014) More anniversaries: May 23 May 24 May 25

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"1276 – Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral." This doesn't sound right. From the Uppsala Cathedral page: "The construction of the cathedral began in 1287".

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—Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.70.172.130 (talk) 16:25, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

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Yeah - I've been going thru the calander with a book I have "On this day in Rock n Roll History" so I've seen alot of days and this one has far too many births (and deaths) to be normal but some are recognizably real - like Roseanne Cash etc... But I didn't feel qualified to be the one to wipe out whatever I don't recognize. JvaGoddess

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On the contrary, you seem to be the one perfectly suited to the task- you know more than me, anyway!!! All I know is events that have happened in Australia's history, not much else! I'm only 17!

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Maybe we can get Larry Sanger to weigh in on this one (hint hint)- JvaGoddess

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It appears someone copied a load of entries from http://www.dailyalmanacs.com/almanac2/may/0524.html Which is probably a violation of copyright... -- SJK

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In that case then maybe we should delete the page and start again...

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Nope, I just checked. The Daily Almanacs page states "History is free- use the info on the page however you want". So it's fine. But maybe we should add a reference as to who all these people are? -Mark

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Looking at [this page], it seems that Samane might be record holder for heaviest baby (10.2 kg or 22 lbs 8 oz). --Zundark, 2002 Feb 17

Nicolaus Copernicus

Please use [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], <!-- no assertion of nationality! -->mathematician and astronomer, and remove claims of nationality. -- Matthead  Discuß   14:45, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Please don't make unilateral declarations which go against standard policy and practice. Your undiscussed--and unjustified, really--change has been reverted.

Hundred Years War

According to the BBC website's 'On This Day' section ([1]) for May 24, it says 'The Hundred Years War between England and France begins when France confiscates Gascony from Edward III'. Is this incorrect, or is it missing from this page for some reason. If neither, can I add it? - Highfields (talk, contribs) 19:35, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

I don't know the facts, but we generally don't trust any 'On This Day' type sources as definitive (hence the comments "Do not trust this year in history websites for accurate date information."). In order to add the event here, it would have to be supported in full by an existing Wikipedia article anyway. So, no, it can't be added. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 20:46, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

edits of May 23, 2012

I reverted back Major League Baseball's first night game (rationale: Social significance, as night baseball was the first instance of major sports played at night, changing the impact professional sports have on society world-wide.) and UPI (major international company---its importance has lessened in the internet age, but they report and distribute news worldwide.) Gtwfan52 (talk) 06:32, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Sikorsky first flight of a successful single-rotor helicopter design.

The entry: "1940 – Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight." seems incorrect to me, although I don't have the references (other than Wikipedia itself) to correct this. The Wikipedia entry for the VS-300 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VS-300) indicates that Sikorsky flew a tethered flight in September 1939 and that the helicopter (pilot not identified) flew a free flight on 13 May 1940. The VS-300 article also mentions an earlier Soviet-built successful single-rotor helicopter, though. I don't know if this entry should be moved and corrected or deleted entirely.Eltrace (talk) 14:04, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Liberation of Khorramshahr

on 24 May 1982 during the Iran–Iraq War, the Liberation of Khorramshahr was the Iranian recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis after 575 days.Lstfllw203 (talk) 16:57, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

David I of Scotland

Why is David I of Scotland listed under Christian Feast Day? The article linked to has no mention of any cult about him or May 24. --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 13:05, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Samuel Morse

The first telegraph lines were in full operation well before 1844 (in USA and UK), the what hath god wrought quote was used simply as a public demonstration of a new long distance line. It was by no means the first. 104.129.194.59 (talk) 16:56, 24 May 2017 (UTC)

Holidays and observances

"Mary help of Christians" is listed twice. I suggest the first one "Feast of " be deleted so that this feast be listed with the others.

there is also a Wiki article Our Mother of Sheshan about another feast of Mary on May 24. I suggest this be added. --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 13:49, 24 May 2019 (UTC)