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Historical Events in May 1853

  • May 1 Argentina adopts its constitution
  • May 2 Franconi's Hippodrome opens in New York City
  • May 6 1st major US rail disaster kills 46 at Norwalk, Connecticut

Patent for Condensed Milk

May 14 Land surveyor, newspaper publisher and inventor Gail Borden patents his process for condensed milk

  • May 17 Thorbeckes liberals win 2nd-Parliamentary election
  • May 23 Buenos Aires gains independence from Argentina (reunited 1859)
  • May 31 Elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves NY aboard Advance