HISTORY
On this day April 28-May 4, 2019 (week 18)
April 28, 2019 - May 4, 2019 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries for each day of the week. This week features the mutiny on the Bounty, Joan of Arc, George Washington, Ayrton Senna, Leonardi da Vinci, Margaret Thatcher, and Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano.
May 1, 1994: Three-time Formula 1 world champion racing driver Ayrton Senna was killed when his car smashed into a concrete wall at the San Marino Grand Prix
May 2, 1519: Italian Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci died in France. His extraordinary achievements encompassed scientific invention, sculpture, drawing and painting
May 3, 2018: Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano began erupting, forcing the evacuation of 2,000 people. Over 700 houses were destroyed by lava flows in the four-month eruption
May 4, 1979: Margaret Thatcher became the UK’s first woman prime minister. Nicknamed the “Iron Lady” for her uncompromising leadership style, she held power for 11 years
April 28, 1789: Fletcher Christian led a mutiny aboard the British navy ship HMS Bounty. Captain William Bligh and other non-mutineers were cast adrift in a small boat in the Pacific
April 29, 1429: Joan of Arc entered Orleans at the head of a relief army, bringing supplies to the city besieged by the English for seven months. The siege was lifted nine days later
April 30, 1789: George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States, taking the oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City