* May 1-The Rolling Stones announce their forthcoming North American tour by performing Brown Sugar from a flatbed truck on Fifth Avenue in New York City.

* May 1-The United Network ( initially known as the Overmyer Network ) launches broadcasting with the talk / variety show The Las Vegas Show — which would be the only show it airs, as both network and show disappear in June due in part to transmission expenses.

* May 1-The new sovereign state of Great Britain comes into being as a result of the Acts of Union which combine the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into a single realm under Queen Anne, with the support of Daniel Defoe and John Arbuthnot.

* May 1-The 1893 World's Fair, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, opens to the public in Chicago, USA, with a Romanesque statue of Columbia overlooking the man-made lake.

** May 1-The city of Sanjō merged with the town of Sakae and the village of Shitada ( both from Minamikanbara District ).

* May 1-The National Trust in the United Kingdom acquires its first part of Wicken Fen, making it the country's oldest wetland nature reserve.

* May 1-The Imperial Japanese Army Air Corps is established under the command of Lieutenant General Kinichi Yasumitsu.

* May 1-The Derrynaflan Chalice is discovered in a bog.

* May 1-The BBC brings into service the first television transmitter in Ireland, at Glencairn ( Belfast ).

* May 1-The Easter Rising collapses.

* May 1-The Jubilee line on the London Underground opens between Stanmore and Charing Cross.

* May 1-The Kington Tramway, a horse-worked plateway, is opened from Eardisley to Kington, Herefordshire, England.

In May 2006 the historically significant Mutual Building located on Capitol Avenue was purchased by The Christman Company to be renovated back to its original grandeur and used as the company's headquarters.

Nancy and her husband were jointly awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on May 16, 2002 at the Capitol, and were only the third President and First Lady to receive it ; she accepted the medal on behalf of both of them.

An impressive demonstration occurred on May 1, 1844, when news of the Whig Party's nomination of Henry Clay for U. S. President was telegraphed from the party's convention in Baltimore to the Capitol Building in Washington.

On May 24, 1844, the line was officially opened as Morse sent the famous words " What hath God wrought " from the Supreme Court chamber in the basement of the U. S. Capitol building in Washington, D. C., to the B & O's Mount Clare Station in Baltimore.

On 24 May 1844, he sent the message " WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT " from the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the Capitol in Washington to the old Mt.

* May 24 – The first electrical telegram is sent over the telegraph by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U. S. Capitol in Washington, D. C. to the B & O Railroad " outer depot " in Baltimore, Maryland, saying " What hath God wrought ".

Submitted on 24 May 1951, President Harry S. Truman's omnibus foreign aid bill got a hostile reception on Capitol Hill.

By May 1970 Capitol released a single ( Capitol 2766 ) with both songs from Upon This Rock: " Sweet Sweet Song Of Salvation " backed with " Walking Backwards Down The Stairs ".

Terry Knight, a singer on Capitol Records, had witnessed the Beatles ' White Album session during which drummer Ringo Starr had walked out and, in May 1969, released a song called " Saint Paul " about the impending break-up of The Beatles.

Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe ( May 1, 1764 – September 3, 1820 ) was a British-born American neoclassical architect best known for his design of the United States Capitol, along with his work on the Baltimore Basilica, the first Roman Catholic Cathedral in the United States.

* May 2 – In the United States, Capitol Records pulls the plug on the Beach Boys ' mysterious Smile project.

Also for Poison's 25th Anniversary, 35 of the multi-platinum band's top hits and fan favorites have been gathered for " Poison-Double Dose: Ultimate Hits ", a new career-spanning 2CD and digital collection to be released May 3, 2011 by Capitol / EMI.

On 24 May 1844, Morse made the first public demonstration of his telegraph by sending a message from the Supreme Court Chamber in the US Capitol in Washington, DC to the B & O Railroad outer depot ( now the B & O Railroad Museum ) in Baltimore.

In May they amended the application to change the name to Capitol Records.

The target label for LP's had a red background for most albums released during or after May, 1971 until November, 1972, when both albums and 45's would have an orange label with the word " Capitol " printed at the bottom.

An impressive demonstration occurred on May 1, 1844, when news of the Whig Party's nomination of Henry Clay for U. S. President was telegraphed from the party's convention in Baltimore to the Capitol Building in Washington.

On May 24, 1844, the line was officially opened as Samuel F. B. Morse sent his famous words " What hath God wrought " from the B & O's Mount Clare station to the Capitol Building along the wire.

* May 24, 1844: The first electrical telegram was sent by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U. S. Capitol to the B & O Railroad " outer depot " in Baltimore, Maryland, saying " What hath God wrought ".

Dr. William Thornton ( May 20, 1759-March 28, 1828 ) was a British-American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol, an authentic polymath.

The first electric telegram using this device was sent by Morse on May 24, 1844 from the U. S. Capitol in Washington, D. C. to the B & O Railroad " outer depot " in Baltimore and sent the message:

After forming his own band in 1942 and signing with the newly-founded Capitol Records, he recorded three songs at the third Capitol recording session on May 21, 1942.

The most notorious incident was at The Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales in May 1965, involving drummer Mick Avory and Dave Davies.

The Melbourne season closed in August 2008 and transferred to Sydney from March 13, 2009 to May 31, 2009 at the Capitol Theatre, retaining the Melbourne cast.

* Italian Cinema Special, May 2010 issue of Sight & Sound magazine

Cinema Verity's first television series, the BBC1 sitcom May to December, debuted in 1989 and ran until 1994.

* SIFF Cinema, the year-round home of the Seattle International Film Festival features world cinema all year, as well as during the regular Festival Season in May and June.

* Ithaca, New York-Cornell Cinema, 13, 14, 16 May 1999

The cinema was owned by Tigon Pictures and then became part of the Classic Cinema chain in May 1966 before reverting back to Tigon Pictures ownership.

Produced by the British Film Institute Experimental Film Fund, it was first shown as part of the third Free Cinema programme at the National Film Theatre in May 1957.

As of 31 May 2010 there are 68 Vue Cinema sites across the UK and Republic of Ireland, and one site located in the Forum Algave, Portugal.

This film premiered at Lincoln University ( in lieu of Rialto Cinema, which was closed due to the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake ) on 9 May.

Chembolu Sirivennela Sitaramasastri () ( born 20 May 1955 ) is an Indian lyricist known for his works in Telugu Cinema.

In May 2007, Carmike Cinemas decided not to renew its lease, and closed the Kennedy Mall Cinema 6.

In May 2010 the name was changed to Bean Bag Cinema replacing ' thehalfpipe '.

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television nominated creative team Tony Thatcher, Adam Haight, Jeff King and Kevin May for Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series at the annual Gemini Awards in late 2004, and the Directors Guild of Canada also recognised the show in areas such as sound editing, team achievement, and the product as a whole in 2003 and 2004.

The King of Kings was the first movie that premiered at the legendary Cinema Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, CA on May 18, 1927.

In May 2010, Fiza was one of the films 14 Hindi movies selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center to be screened as part of a section called " Muslim Cultures of Bombay Cinema " which aims to " celebrate and explore the rich influence of Muslim cultural and social traditions on the cinema of Bombay to the present ".

Phalke made his first film, Raja Harishchandra, in 1912 ; it was first shown publicly on 3 May 1913 at Mumbai's Coronation Cinema, effectively marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.

The film's World premiere was 14 February 2003 as part of the Berlin International Film Festival and was released regularly as Cinema release on 8 May 2003 in Australia.

For instance, the handmade films now known as No. 1, 2, 3, and 5 were accompanied by an improvising jazz band on May 12, 1950 when they premiered as part of the Art in Cinema series curated by Smith's friend Frank Stauffacher at the San Francisco Museum of Art.

Nice Time is a 1957 documentary film made by Alain Tanner and Claude Goretta in Britain and included in the third Free Cinema programme at the National Film Theatre, London in May 1957.

* May 2010-Fame Cinema ( 15 % stake )--------------- Reliance Mediaworks Ltd

In May 2010, Karimova was at the center of a scandal surrounding her attendance of the annual " Cinema against AIDS " gala fundraising event organised by amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research during the Cannes Film Festival.

It was first shown in public on 3 May 1913 at Mumbai's Coronation Cinema, Girgaon, where crowds thronged the roads outside the hall, as it marked the beginning of the Indian film industry.

On May 26 – 27 it was shown at the Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle, Washington during Satellites 2000: Screens From Outer Space.

* May 29-In Birmingham, four magnesium charges exploded in the Paramount Cinema.