May 1
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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Art and culture
- Labour Day, Workers' Day, Day of the International Solidarity of Workers.
- 1851 - The Great Exhibition, also known as the Crystal Palace Exhibition opens in London
- 1869 - The Folies Bergère open in Paris.
- 1931 - The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
- 1941 - Orson Welles's Citizen Kane premieres in New York City
Births
- 1830 - Mother Jones, American labor activist
- 1923 - Joseph Heller, American novelist
- 1924 - Terry Southern, American short story writer, novelist, essayist, screenwriter
Deaths
- 1965 - Spike Jones, American band leader, musician, and comedian
- 1973 - Asger Jorn, Danish member of the Situationist International, and a prolific artist and essayist.
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