THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

15 May, 1928 – The first Mickey Mouse film is screened

The six-minute film Plane Crazy, directed by Walt Disney shows Mickey trying to fly an airplane in reference to Charles Lindbergh. Today, Mickey Mouse is one of the world's most recognised cartoon characters of the Walt Disney.


16 May, 1929 – The Oscars are awarded for the first time

The first Academy Awards were presented at a private dinner with about 270 attendees. Today, it is the world's most important entertainment awards ceremony.


17 May, 1972 – Germany ratifies the Treaty of Warsaw

Chancellor Willy Brandt signed the treaty, by which Germany gives up any territorial claims and guarantees the Oder-Neisse line as the valid border to Poland.


18 May, 1980 – Mount St. Helens erupts

The eruption killed 57 people. A large part of the previously cone-shaped volcano was replaced by a massive crater; its summit is now some 1300 feet (400 meters) lower than before the eruption.


19 May, 1919 – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk sets off the Turkish War of Independence

The fight against the allies of the Triple Entente ended some four years later. The Republic of Turkey was founded, and Atatürk became its first President.


20 May, 1873 – Blue jeans are patented

Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis invented the garment, which today represents one of the most popular types of trousers worldwide.


21 May, 1951 – The 9th Street Show opens in New York

The ground-breaking art exhibition showing works by artists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning is considered the birth hour of the artistic avant-garde referred to as the New York School.

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