Historical Events
A Bible for Every Church
May 6 King Henry VIII orders a bible in English be placed in every church in England
De Soto Discovers the Mississippi
May 8 Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his expedition are the first Europeans to discover the Mississippi River
Famous Deaths
- May 27 Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, beheaded at 67 for treason in Tower of London by Henry VIII
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