Today in History - May 1

On May 1, 1916, employees of the Puritan Underwear Company participated in the May Day worker's parade in New York City.  Continue reading.

On May, 1, 1931, with the press of a ceremonial button in Washington, D. C., President Herbert Hoover turned on the lights of the Empire State Building, officially opening the world's tallest building located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street in downtown Manhattan.  Continue reading.

On May 1, 1764, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, considered to be the first professional architect in America, was born at Fulneck, a settlement of the Moravian Church near Leeds in Yorkshire, England.  Continue reading.

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