May 10, 1869 - At Promontory, Utah, California Governor Leland Stanford pounds in a ceremonial golden spike that completes the nation’s first transcontinental railway. Nothing like it in the world : the men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869 Connect to title online   Ohio eBook Project

May 9, 1887 – Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show opens in London, giving Queen Victoria and her subjects their first look at real cowboys and Indians. Buffalo Bill, King of the Old West, biography of William F. Cody, pony express rider, buffalo hunter, plains scout & guide, master showman F594 .C6827  Located in the State [...]

May 8, 1541 - South of present-day Memphis, TN, Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River, one of the first European explorers to ever do so. Ferninand de Soto the discoverer of the Mississippi E125.S7 A14  Located in the State Library stacks

May 7, 1915 – German submarine sinks the British steamship Lusitania which was carrying passengers including Americans. The Lusitania D592.L8 S5 1973  Located in the State Library stacks

May 6, 1937 - The airship Hindenberg, the largest dirigible ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, burst into flames upon touching its mooring mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Hindenburg 629.133 M 779H   Located in the Dewey stacks

May 5, 1935 – Jesse Owens sets the long jump record. Jesse Owens : an American life / William J. Baker <– links to book in our library catalog GV697.O9 B3 1986  Stacks

May 3, 1469 – Machiavelli is born.  He is associated with the practice of diabolical expediency in politics that was made famous in The Prince. The life of Niccolo Machiavelli DG738.14.M2 R513  Located in the State Library stacks

May 2, 1933 - Accounts of an aquatic beast living in Scotland’s Loch Ness date back 1,500 years, the modern legend of the Loch Ness Monster is born when a sighting makes local news. The monsters of Loch Ness QL89.2.L6 M3   Located in the State Library stacks

ACCESSIBILITY May 16 (1:30-2:30 PM) Assistive Technology (AT) Latest and Greatest (Accessible Technology Coalition) Hosted by AT Network. Presented by Debbie Drennan and Janet Nunez. Trends in Assistive Technology – The Latest from 2013 ATIA and CSUN Conference. Note: This webinar requires you to sign up for a free membership to the Accessible Technology Coalition [...]

May 1, 1931 - President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City’s Empire State Building. The Empire State Building F128.8.E46 J35 1975  Located in the State Library Stacks