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1848 - 178 years ago
1May 1, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video GamesDates19th Century and earlierEvents

THE OREGON TRAIL
May 1, 1848
Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas.



1915 - 111 years ago
2May 1, 1915 BEYOND BELIEF: FACT OR FICTION 1997 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 1st HalfEvents

BEYOND BELIEF: FACT OR FICTION
May 1, 1915
Married the day before, newlyweds Charlie and Gwen Chandler wake up to discover that their wedding rings have fused together. No matter what they do, they can't get their hands apart. They call a jeweler to their hotel room, who cuts them free of the rings. They rush to the dock to start their dream honeymoon, but they are too late. Their ship has sailed, the RMS Lusitania, which will be torpedoed and sunk six days later.



1929 - 97 years ago
3May 1, 1929 JOJO RABBIT 2019 FilmDates20th Century: 1st HalfBirth Dates

JOJO RABBIT
May 1, 1929
When Captain Klenzendorf asks Elsa for her date of birth when he's reviewing the papers that she gave him - actually for Inge, she tells him May 1st. But the correct date is May 7th. Fortunately, Captain Klenzendorf covers for her.



1960 - 66 years ago
4May 1, 1960 DARK SKIES 1996 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 60sEvents

DARK SKIES
May 1, 1960
U-2 pilot Lt. Francis Gary Powers encounters a UFO 60,000 feet over Peshawar, West Pakistan.

 

1966 - 60 years ago
5May 1, 1966 UNKNOWN 2011 FilmDates20th Century: 60sBirth Dates

UNKNOWN
May 1, 1966
Date of Birth on Liam Neeson's William Sean Carmichael Canadian passport. Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada.



1970 - 56 years ago
6May 1, 1970 THE PRETENDER 1996 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 70sEvents

THE PRETENDER
May 1, 1970
Date of a $10,000 deposit into Mr. Fenigor's account - Jarod and Miss Parker discover that there's been one every month for the last 28 years from Miss Parker's father's account number.



1974 - 52 years ago
7May 1, 1974 SESAME STREET 1969 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 70sEvents

SESAME STREET
May 1, 1974
Plant a Flower Day as part of Ecology Month.



1975 - 51 years ago
8May 1, 1975 CAPTIVE STATE 2019 FilmDates20th Century: 70sBirth Dates

CAPTIVE STATE
May 1, 1975
Birthdate of Julie A. Pusin, tracked outside Soldier Field following the Unity Rally bombing by the police's implant recognition program.



1979 - 47 years ago
9May 1, 1979 BLACK MIRROR 2011 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 70sEvents

BLACK MIRROR
May 1, 1979
The end of the world. When the clock strikes midnight, Nida is relieved to discover that the world didn't end even though she was apprehended by police before being able to complete the required human sacrifices, until nuclear bombs begin to rain down. Since the demon Gaap failed his mission and must spend eternity in oblivion, he invites Nida to join him.



1980 - 46 years ago
10May 1, 1980 CAPTIVE STATE 2019 FilmDates20th Century: 80sBirth Dates

CAPTIVE STATE
May 1, 1980
Birthdate of Alan D. Chanven, tracked outside Soldier Field following the Unity Rally bombing by the police's implant recognition program.



1981 - 45 years ago
11May 1, 1981 SALT 2010 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

SALT
May 1, 1981
The CIA spots Orlov in a photo next to Brezhnev, taken on May Day 1981.



12May 1, 1981 THE SHINING 1980 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

THE SHINING
May 1, 1981
When Wendy suggests leaving the hotel, Jack reminds her that he agreed to look after the Overlook until May 1st, though earlier, the manager Stuart Ullman mentioned May 15 as the date for the beginning of the season.

 

1982 - 44 years ago
13May 1, 1982 THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI 2017 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
May 1, 1982
Spring Flower Festival in Ebbing, Missouri: May 1 to June 15, 1982.



1985 - 41 years ago
14May 1, 1985 CAPTIVE STATE 2019 FilmDates20th Century: 80sBirth Dates

CAPTIVE STATE
May 1, 1985
Birthdate of Peter V. Gelsmith, tracked outside Soldier Field following the Unity Rally bombing by the police's implant recognition program.



15May 1, 1985 DEMOLITION MAN 1993 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

DEMOLITION MAN
May 1, 1985
Psychopathic career criminal Simon Phoenix arrested for Credit Card Fraud. Visible in the SAPD Phoenix Arrest Detail.



1987 - 39 years ago
16May 1, 1987 HOUSE OF GAMES 1987 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

HOUSE OF GAMES
May 1, 1987
According to the IOU that Mike shows Margaret the first time she visits the House of Games, Billy Hahn owed him $800.00 on May 1, 1987.



17May 1, 1987 THE PRETENDER 1996 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 80sEvents

THE PRETENDER
May 1, 1987
Date of a $10,000 deposit into Mr. Fenigor's account - Jarod and Miss Parker discover that there's been one every month for the last 28 years from Miss Parker's father's account number.



1988 - 38 years ago
18May 1, 1988 THE NAKED GUN 1988 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD!
May 1, 1988
Police Squad Lieutenant Frank Drebin kicked off the force for ruining the Queen's reception the night before. Jane reveals Vincent Ludwig's plan to assassinate the Queen - during the seventh inning stretch at the baseball game. Frank saves the Queen and proposes to Jane.



19May 1, 1988 SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE 1989 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE
May 1, 1988
Drifter Graham Dalton videotapes his interview with a woman named Alicia about her deepest sexual desires and fantasies.



20May 1, 1988 THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1959 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 80sEvents

THE TWILIGHT ZONE
May 1, 1988
Astronaut Commander Douglas Stansfield remains in suspended animation on his exploratory mission to a planetary system roughly 141 light years from Earth.



1990 - 36 years ago
21May 1, 1990 ADRIAN BELEW 1977 MusicDates20th Century: 90sEvents

ADRIAN BELEW
May 1, 1990
"On May 1, 1990, something changed inside me and I saw the stars align, and I knew that it was meant to be."



22May 1, 1990 AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: THE BOOK OF LOVE 2009 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: THE BOOK OF LOVE
May 1, 1990
Date of chapter in the Bible: "The simplest way into a girl's pants is still basic flattery".



23May 1, 1990 THE PRETENDER 1996 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sEvents

THE PRETENDER
May 1, 1990
Date for an inmate on a Depart of Corrections report for Mayfield Penitentiary.



1994 - 32 years ago
24May 1, 1994 CHUNGKING EXPRESS 1994 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

CHUNGKING EXPRESS
May 1, 1994
He Qiwu's birthday. He approaches a woman in the blonde wig at the Bottoms Up Club. She falls asleep in the hotel room, leaving him to watch old films and order food.



25May 1, 1994 REALITY BITES 1994 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

REALITY BITES
May 1, 1994
Vicki Miner sleeps with guy #55.



26May 1, 1994 ROMEO IS BLEEDING 1993 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

ROMEO IS BLEEDING
May 1, 1994
When Jack gives Natalie the money, he tells her to meet him - May 1st in Phoenix, at the Holiday Diner. If he's not there, he tells her to try every six months. May 1st, December 1st.



1997 - 29 years ago
27May 1, 1997 CAPTIVE STATE 2019 FilmDates20th Century: 90sBirth Dates

CAPTIVE STATE
May 1, 1997
Birthdate of Rosalind Y. Morgan, tracked outside Soldier Field following the Unity Rally bombing by the police's implant recognition program.



28May 1, 1997 THE PRETENDER 1996 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sEvents

THE PRETENDER
May 1, 1997
Young mother Jeannette Connelly admitted to St. Mary Medical Center as "Jane Doe" after an apparent suicide attempt.



1998 - 28 years ago
29May 1, 1998MEMOIRS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1733 LiteratureDates20th Century: 90sEvents

MEMOIRS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
May 1, 1998
Date of letter to the Lord High Treasurer from Philip Dormer Stanhope, the Earl of Chesterfield. "My Lord, Since I wrote to you the 29th of February, and the 16th of April, in return to yours of the 29th of November, I have never heard the least account from you, which is owing, I am sensible, to a want of ships sailing to this port, and no neglect or disregard of your friends, of whom your Lordship is but too observant and careful."


30May 1, 1998 THE PRETENDER 1996 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sEvents

THE PRETENDER
May 1, 1998
Date of a $10,000 deposit into Mr. Fenigor's account - Jarod and Miss Parker discover that there's been one every month for the last 28 years from Miss Parker's father's account number.



1999 - 27 years ago
31May 1, 1999 ROMEO IS BLEEDING 1993 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

ROMEO IS BLEEDING
May 1, 1999
Jack Grimaldi visits the Holiday Diner in Phoenix, Arizona.



2000 - 26 years ago
32May 1, 2000 CAPTIVE STATE 2019 FilmDates21st Century: 00sBirth Dates

CAPTIVE STATE
May 1, 2000
Birthdate of Briana G. Holbrook, tracked outside Soldier Field following the Unity Rally bombing by the police's implant recognition program.



2004 - 22 years ago
33May 1, 2004 13 GOING ON 30 2004 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

13 GOING ON 30
May 1, 2004
Post Date on the letter from Sparkle that Lucy finds in Jenna's desk.



34May 1, 2004 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 1, 2004
Ending date of activity on New York business magnate Bruce Wellington's Banque Standard Suisse bank account statement.



35May 1, 2004 SAW III 2006 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

SAW III
May 1, 2004
Amanda Young shows Dr. Lynn Denlon the Angel of Mercy Medical Hospital Report that Dr. Lawrence Gordon wrote on 3/24/04 about John Kramer's inoperable frontal-lobe tumor. The Hospital Records Oncology Ward date is 05/01/04.



36May 1, 2004 THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY 2013 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
May 1, 2004
Walter finds Sean's shoot itinerary used as a wrapper on his mother's Clementine cake.



2006 - 20 years ago
37May 1, 2006 HOT FUZZ 2007 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

HOT FUZZ
May 1, 2006
The killer murders journalist Tim Messenger by dropping a church spire on him at a festival to save the church roof. Sergeant Angel: Simon Skinner, I'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Leslie Tiller. I'm also arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Tim Messenger on May 1st, of George Merchant on April 29th and of Eve Draper and Martin Blower on April 28th.



2008 - 18 years ago
38May 1, 2008 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 2003 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
May 1, 2008
Date on check that Lucille Austero writes to Michael for $700,000.

 

39May 1, 2008 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 2003 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
May 1, 2008
Lucille Austero writes Michael a check for his new housing company, the Michael B. Company, for $700,000.



40May 1, 2008 BURN AFTER READING 2008 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

BURN AFTER READING
May 1, 2008
Chad and Linda try to sell Osbourne Cox's disc to the Russian embassy, meeting with an official who is later revealed to be a spy for the CIA.



41May 1, 2008 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 1, 2008
Date of notes in machine number George Leary's FBI Missing Persons Form.



2011 - 15 years ago
42May 1, 2011 THE DILEMMA 2011 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

THE DILEMMA
May 1, 2011
After seeing his best friend Nick's wife Geneva kissing a man named Zip at the botanical gardens, Ronny debates if he should tell Nick.



2012 - 14 years ago
43May 1, 2012 DEXTER 2006 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

DEXTER
May 1, 2012
Date of activity on Deb's Hayden Bank account.



44May 1, 2012 PAUL 2011 FilmDates21st Century: 10sExpiration Dates

PAUL
May 1, 2012
Expiration Date on Clive Gollings' passport.



45May 1, 2012 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 1, 2012
Date of a $100,000 payment to Assistant DA and HR member Landon Walker listed in the ledger that Christopher Zambrano found and hid in a carousel.



46May 1, 2012 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 1, 2012
Date of a $5,000 payment to HR member Schwartz listed in the ledger that Christopher Zambrano found and hid in a carousel.



47May 1, 2012 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 1, 2012
Date of a $5,000 payment to police officer and HR member Fusco listed in the ledger that Christopher Zambrano found and hid in a carousel.



48May 1, 2012 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sExpiration Dates

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 1, 2012
Expiration Date on former Stasi agent Ulrich Kohl's U.S. passport under the name Wallace Negel.



49May 1, 2012 TRUE DETECTIVE 2014 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

TRUE DETECTIVE
May 1, 2012
Louisiana State Police CID - Statement of Martin Eric Hart.



2013 - 13 years ago
50May 1, 2013 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 1, 2013
Date of charge for Wayfarer Car Service on Ernest Thornhill's Atlantic Fidelity credit card account.



51May 1, 2013 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 1, 2013
Day 4138: Finch and Root discuss the machine, and which pay telephone it is going to call.



52May 1, 2013 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 1, 2013
Day 4138: The new Day 1: After coming back online, the machine calls Root - and Reese.



2015 - 11 years ago
53May 1, 2015 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
May 1, 2015
Date of various appointments and reminders in Samaritan agent Shelly Spencer's datebook, including an appointment for a tutoring session.



2017 - 9 years ago
54May 1, 2017 SEARCHING 2018 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

SEARCHING
May 1, 2017
Date of Chipotle charge on Margot's Bank of America account.



55May 1, 2017 SEARCHING 2018 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

SEARCHING
May 1, 2017
Date of text messages between Peter and Margot.



56May 1, 2017 SEARCHING 2018 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

SEARCHING
May 1, 2017
Date that the Documents/School folder and the Documents/School/10th grade folder in Margot's MacBook were last modified.



2018 - 8 years ago
57May 1, 2018 AVENGERS: ENDGAME 2019 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

AVENGERS: ENDGAME
May 1, 2018
Date that the peanut butter Natasha eats expired.



58May 1, 2018 OZARK 2017 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

OZARK
May 1, 2018
Date of unclaimed money transfer that Ruth sent to Wyatt.



2023 - 3 years ago
59May 1, 2023 THE BEAR 2022 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

THE BEAR
May 1, 2023
Local restaurant Verdana closes its doors.



60May 1, 2023 THE BEAR 2022 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

THE BEAR
May 1, 2023
Note on Carmy and team's 90 day calendar for the opening of the new restaurant: "Fire Suppression".



2025 - 1 years ago
61May 1, 2025 A MAN ON THE INSIDE 2024 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

A MAN ON THE INSIDE
May 1, 2025
Date of one of the birthdays when Pacific View celebrates resident birthdays in the month of May for Charles, Gladys, Fatimah, Helen, Morgan and Peggy.



62May 1, 2025 PEACEMAKER 2022 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

PEACEMAKER
May 1, 2025
Service Period on one of the Past Due Notices on Harcourt's kitchen counter (February 28 through May 1).



2223 - 197 years from now
63May 1, 2223 THE OUTSIDER 2020 TV SeriesDates22nd Century and beyondDeath Dates

THE OUTSIDER
May 1, 2223
Future date Holly mentions to Detective Anderson: I can tell you what day May 1st lands on 204 years from now faster than any computer on Earth. I can look at a skyscraper for two seconds from a speeding car and tell you within six inches how tall that building is. And I can not only recite the lyrics of every rock and roll song written from 1954 to the present day, but I can tell you which Billboard chart position they were in week to week until it fell off completely.



2511 - 485 years from now
64May 1, 2511 SERENITY 2005 FilmDates22nd Century and beyondEvents

SERENITY
May 1, 2511
The Battle of Serenity.



2857 - 831 years from now
65May 1, 2857 SUPERMAN: MIRACLE MONDAY 1981 LiteratureDates22nd Century and beyondJournal Entries

SUPERMAN: MIRACLE MONDAY
May 1, 2857
Date of entry in Kristin Wells' journal that serves as the prologue to the story.



Year Unknown
66May 1 BEE GEES 1958 MusicDatesNo YearEvents

BEE GEES
May 1
Now we are tall, and Christmas trees are small, and you don't ask the time of day. But you and I, our love will never die. But guess we'll cry come first of May.



67May 1 THE LONG WALK 2025 FilmDatesNo YearEvents

THE LONG WALK
May 1
Day 1 of the Long Walk, anniversary of the war. Radio: Year unclear. Fellow citizens, still today, on the 19th anniversary of the war that tore this great nation apart, we continue our nationwide recovery effort. Right now, as this country watches 50 of our finest young men prepare for the ultimate challenge, let us join together in reflection and hope. We give thanks for the state and the opportunity it provides...

 
 

68May 1 MEN IN BLACK 3 2012 FilmDatesNo YearEvents

MEN IN BLACK 3
May 1
Target Vector Date for time traveler J. Ro in time-jump gear black market dealer Jeffrey Price's logbook.



69May 1 RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION 2007 FilmDatesNo YearEvents

RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION
May 1
Date in the journal that Alice finds, tracking signal transmissions apparently coming from an Alaskan town called Arcadia, claiming to be a safe isolated town with no infection.



70May 1THE SHINING 1977 LiteratureDatesNo YearEvents

THE SHINING
May 1
Jack Torrance agrees to look after the Overlook Hotel until May the first.


71May 1 SURVIVOR 2015 FilmDatesNo YearEvents

SURVIVOR
May 1
Date of travel to Hong Kong listed for scientist Emil Balan. Year not specified.




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