Beatty Gets a Promotion
May 15 British sailor David Beatty is promoted to midshipman
Music Premiere
May 19 Camille Saint-Saëns' 3rd Symphony in C premieres at St. James Hall, London, with the composer conducting
- May 21 14th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Bard wins in 2:45
Pemberton Advertises Coca-Cola
May 29 American pharmacist John Pemberton begins to advertise his patent medicine - Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia
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