Today in History: May 15, police kill two students during Jackson State protests

Currently is Thursday May the th day of There are days left in the year Currently in history On May less than two weeks after the shooting at Kent State University two Black students at Jackson State College in Mississippi were killed and were injured when police opened fire during candidate demonstrations Also on this date In President John Adams ordered administration offices to relocate from Philadelphia to the newly-constructed city of Washington in the federal District of Columbia Related Articles How ancient reptile footprints are rewriting the history of when animals evolved to live on land The present day in History May Jamestown becomes North America s first English settlement At present in History May Pope John Paul II shot and wounded In the modern day in History May tens of thousands die in Sichuan earthquake At present in History May Deep Blue defeats Kasparov In President Abraham Lincoln signed an act establishing the Department of Agriculture In the Walt Disney cartoon character Mickey Mouse appeared for the first time in front of a society audience in a test screening of the short Plane Crazy Mickey made his formal screen debut with the release of Steamboat Willie six months later In brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald s fast-food restaurant in San Bernardino California In the U S Supreme Court in its In re Gault decision ruled that juveniles accused of crimes were entitled to the same due process afforded adults In Alabama Gov George C Wallace was shot and left paralyzed while campaigning for president in Laurel Maryland by Arthur H Bremer who would serve years in prison for the attempted murder In a jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev joh-HAHR tsahr-NEYE -ehv to death for the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and left more than wounded In President Donald Trump formally unveiled a coronavirus vaccine project called Operation Warp Speed to speed enhancement of COVID- vaccines and fast distribute them around the country The present day s Birthdays Artist Jasper Johns is Counterculture icon Wavy Gravy is Actor-singer Lainie Kazan is Basketball Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson is Musician Brian Eno is Actor Chazz Palminteri is Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett is Rapper Melle Mel is Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz is Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith is Football Hall of Famer Ray Lewis is Actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler is Tennis sportsman Andy Murray is