MAY 31ST IN HISTORY OF WORLD

 Science and Technology:

·         1859: The Great Clock housing Big Ben starts keeping time.

·         1879: Werner von Siemens presents the world's first electric locomotive.

·         1977: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline, which transports oil from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, Alaska, is completed.

War and Conflict:

·         1916: The Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of World War I, is fought between the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet.

·         1921: The Tulsa Race Massacre, a white supremacist attack on a Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, leaves hundreds dead and thousands displaced.

Politics and Government:

·         1961: South Africa becomes an independent republic, but remains under white minority rule.

·         2005: Former FBI official Mark Felt reveals himself to be "Deep Throat," the anonymous source who provided information to journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein about the Watergate scandal.

Natural Disasters:

·         2013: A record-breaking 2.6-mile-wide tornado strikes near El Reno, Oklahoma, killing eight people and injuring over 150.

These are just a few of the many big events that have happened on May 31 throughout history. It is a day that has seen both tragedy and triumph, and it continues to be a day of significance for people all over the world.