On this day May 12-18, 2019 (week 20) infographic
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On this day May 12-18, 2019 (week 20)

By Julie Mullins

May 12, 2019 - May 18, 2019 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries for each day of the week.This week features the Soviet blockade of West Berlin, the first Giro d’Italia, the first Olympic Games in the United States, the bridge across the Kerch Strait to Crimea, the first Academy Awards, the first country to legalise same-sex couples, and the life of Dame Margot Fonteyn

May 12, 1949: The Soviet blockade of West Berlin ended after 11 months. The Berlin Blockade was the first major multinational skirmish of the Cold War

May 13, 1909: The first Giro d’Italia cycling tour set out from Milan, inspired by the success of the Tour de France. Above shows the final stage of the 2018 race in Rome

May 14, 1904: The first Olympic Games to be held in the United States opened in St Louis. They were the first Games at which gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded

May 15, 2018: Russian President Vladimir Putin opened a bridge across the Kerch Strait to Crimea, cementing Russia’s hold on Crimea, annexed from Ukraine in 2014

May 16, 1929: The first Academy Awards were presented in Hollywood. Wings won best film, while the top acting awards went to Janet Gaynor and Emil Jannings

May 17, 2004: Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to issue legal marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Thousands of couples obtained licenses within days

May 18, 1919: Prima ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn, one of the world’s greatest classical ballet stars, best remembered for her partnership with Rudolf Nureyev, was born

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PUBLISHED: 23/04/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Newscom, Getty, Associated Press
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