May Through the Years

4. Mount Saint _______ in southwestern Washington state, that had its first major eruption since 1857 on May 18, 1980.
7. This founder of the Russian Empire, ______ the Great, was born in Moscow on May 30, 1672.
10. This 'Raisin in the Sun' playwright was born on May 19, 1930 in Chicago (Last Name).
12. This 'Leaves of Grass' poet was born on May 31, 1819 in Long Island, NY (Last Name).
13. This father of modern psychoanalysis was born on May 6, 1856 in Freiberg, Moravia (Last Name).
16. This airship catastrophically burst into flames on May 6, 1937 above Lakehurst, NJ.
19. This writer of the 'The Prince' was born on May 3, 1469 in Florence, Italy (Last Name).
20. This first ecumenical council of the Catholic Church was called by COnstantine I on May 20, 325 AD.

1. He was inaugurated president of South Africa on May 10, 1994 (Last Name).
2. This first permanent English settlement was established on May 14, 1607.
3. The first running of this horse race took place on May 17, 1875 in Churchill Downs, Kentucky (Two Words).
5. Constantinople was renamed this upon its capture by Turkish forces on May 29, 1453.
6. She completed the first female solo flight across the Atlantic on May 20, 1932 (Last Name).
8. This British passenger ship was torpedoed by German forces off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915, hastening American involvement in WWI.
9. He became the first American in space on May 5, 1961 (Last Name).
11. The Constitutional Convention began in this Northeast US city with delegates from seven states forming a quorum.
14. Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of this country on May 18, 1804.
15. Samuel Morse sent the first message with this new invention on May 24, 1844.
17. This historical period is said to have ended with the Sack of Rome on May 6, 1527.
18. This creator of Sherlock Holmes was born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland (Last Name).