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Looking at Community (all articles) for May 2026
All in the month of May The Great Exhibition that started the V & A Remembering the General Strike of 1926 Happy 70th Birthday, Eurovision Song Contest RHS lifts its ban on gnomes for Chelsea National Biscuit Day – 29th May I’ll take Manhattan ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at memorable dates... (2225 words)All in the month of May
It was: 400 years ago, on 4th May 1626 that the Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrived on the east coast of what is now the USA. He negotiated the purchase of Manhattan Island from the Lenape Native Americans for $24 worth of cloth and buttons. (Equal to about $1,150 today.) 300 years ago, on 25th... (559 words)The Great Exhibition that started the V & A
Some 175 years ago, from 1st May to 15th October 1851, the Great Exhibition was held in The Crystal Palace, Hyde Park. More than 10,000 exhibitors attended what is regarded as the first World’s Fair. Prince Albert was an enthusiastic promoter of the exhibition, which was described by some as a reaction to the successful... (282 words)Remembering the General Strike of 1926
One hundred years ago, from 4th to 12th May 1926, there was a General Strike in the UK. It was called by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in support of 1.2 million coal miners. The strike lasted nine days, but had little effect in the long term. The aim was to force the Conservative government, led by... (291 words)Happy 70th Birthday, Eurovision Song Contest
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest, to be held 12th to 16th May in Vienna, will look a bit different as it marks its 70thbirthday. That is because Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain have opted out, as a protest to the inclusion of Israel in the contest, following the war in Gaza. That is... (165 words)National Biscuit Day – 29th May
Did you know that Britain is the country with the highest biscuit consumption in the world? According to industry research, we each eat about 500 biscuits a year. And the great biscuit dunking debate – over which biscuit holds up best when dipped in tea – can spark surprisingly passionate discussion. Biscuits have been part... (305 words)I’ll take Manhattan
‘I’ll take Manhattan’ was a popular song in 1929. ‘First, we take Manhattan’ was a popular song in 1987. But someone else got there first. For way back in May of 1626, ‘taking Manhattan’ was exactly what the Dutch colonist Peter Minuit, of the Dutch West India Company, did. It was 400 years ago this... (154 words)
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