Once Upon A Time – May 1 – 1931 – Empire State Building Opens In New York City

1707 Acts of Union comes into force, uniting England and Scotland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain

1753 Publication of Species Plantarum by Carolus Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature

1841 First emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri, for California

1886 US general strike for 8-hour working day begins

1924 German automobile manufacturers Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie begin their first joint venture (later merge into Mercedes-Benz)

1931 Empire State Building opens in New York City

Historical Events Today
Today in Film & TV
1941 “Citizen Kane”, directed by Orson Welles and starring himself, Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Corningore, premieres at the Palace Theater in New York City

Today in Music
1786 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera “Marriage of Figaro” premieres in Vienna with Mozart himself directing

Today in Sport
1883 Bob Rogers is acknowledged as the first American pro sports trainer when he is hired by the NY Athletic Club

1939
Batman first appears in Detective Comics #27

1898
US Admiral George Dewey commands “You may fire when you are ready, Gridley” as US rout Spanish fleet at Manila