On this day in history, the Zuni Test took place at Bikini Atoll as part of Operation Redwing in 1956.

The bomb created a 3.5-megaton explosion. #OnThisDayInHistory #AtomicMuseum

#otd 22 May 1455 – Start of the Wars of the Roses: At the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England.

#WarsoftheRoses #stalbans #history #onthisdayinhistory

#otd 26 May 1940 – World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.

#secondworldwar #onthisdayinhistory

#OnThisDay 1932, The first woman to fly non-stop solo across the Atlantic

#May #May 21 #historytoday #in1932 #90yearsago #onthisdayinhistory #doyouknow #firstwomantoflynonstopsolo acrosstheatlantic #ameliaearhart #northernireland #unitedstates #firstwomantoflynonstopsolo #atlantic

On May 28, 1957, NATO military observers watched Boltzmann, an above ground atomic test which was part of Operation Plumbbob at the Nevada Test Site.

In the photo you can see one spectator plugging his ears during the explosion. #AtomicMuseum #OnThisDayInHistory

#otd 28 May 1907 – The first Isle of Man TT race is held.

The event is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world with 252 fatalities up to 2016.

#isleofman #isleofman tt #Britishhistory #motorsport #onthisdayinhistory

#OnThisDayinHistory 24 May 1988, 47545 at Crewe on test train duties.
Looking smart in large logo blue with a dark grey roof, 47545 was soon to be renumbered 97545
A year later it was renumbered again as 47972 & named The Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
#Class47 #RailVehicleTesting

#OnThisDayInHistory , May 24th, 1941, #HMSHood was lost during the Battle of Denmark Strait. One lucky shot from German Battleship Bismarck left a crew of 1,415 dead, with only 3 survivors.

'The Mighty Hood', the pride of the Royal Navy was lost.

Lest We Forget!

Bonds are having a moment.

On this day in 1940 the evacuation of Dunkirk began.

Artwork: Hell from above, 29 May 1940

Illustrated by Howard Gerrard from Dunkirk 1940: Operation Dynamo.

#WWII #History #Books #Dunkirk #OTD #OnThisDayInHistory

#OnThisDayInHistory Anne Brontë died aged just 29 (28/05/1849). We are creating a new permanent exhibition exploring Anne’s connections with the town and maritime history. Her semi autobiographical novel Agnes Grey was based on Scarborough. She adored the sea 🌊 Anne Brontë @ Scarborough Maritime Museum

#OnThisDayinHistory 'the pilot' to 'Jerry' aired on Seinfeld

#OnThisDayInHistory Anne Brontë died aged 29 (28 May, 1849). She is buried at St Mary’s Church, Scarborough. The original grave stone contains the mistake of her age. In 2011, the Brontë Parsonage Museum placed a plaque with the correction

19th May 1536, Anne Boleyn was beheaded on the Tower of London’s Tower Green
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#anneboleyn #toweroflondon #onthisdayinhistory #vintagepostcards

#otd 26 May 1879 – Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak officially ending the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Mohammad Yaqub Khan ceded various frontier areas as well as Afghanistan's control of its foreign affairs to Britain.

#onthisdayinhistory

'3 yeas ago vs today'

28th May 1968:
Actress & singer Kylie Minogue was born on this day 55 years ago.

An Ideal Vintage Retro #55th Birthday or Wedding Anniversary Gift Idea

#BornOnThisDay #BornIn1968 #MarriedIn1968 #TheYearThatWas #OnThisDayInHistory #OTD

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#otd 20 May 1741 – The Battle of Cartagena de Indias ends in a Spanish victory and the British begin withdrawal towards Jamaica with substantial losses.

#britishhistory #onthisdayinhistory

#OnThisDayInHistory Army Chaplain Emil Joseph Kapaun passed away while in captivity in a Chinese POW camp. He and all our Korean War veterans, fallen and missing in action should be honored with a movie about his service and sacrifice to his fellow POWs
thatshouldbeamoviewebseries.com/index.php/2021…

#otd 25 May 1659 – Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.

#cromwell #onthisdayinhistory

#OnThisDayInHistory Confederate troops under General Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson defeated Union troops under John Reese Kenly at the Battle of Front Royal as part of Jackson's brilliant Shenandoah Valley Campaign. That Should Be In A Movie about Jackson youtube.com/watch?v=GiYTjM…

#OnThisDayinHistory 38 years ago 'Prologie' wagon PFA PR95300 is seen at Syston Jn. with Test Car 1 receiving some mid-test run attention 20 May'85. It was a prototype ultra-low-floor wagon designed jointly by BR & Talbot, built by Procor for 9'6' containers. #RailVehicleTesting