May 24th - 30th
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor and a creator of the memorial for American WWII POWs killed in Hiroshima, during a ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, Friday, May 27, 2016. Obama’s visit Friday to Hiroshima was generally welcomed by the city’s people, particularly relatives and survivors of the 1945 atomic bomb attack.
By Staff | Stars and Stripes May 24, 2020
May 25th, 1977 – The Chinese government removes its ban on the works of William Shakespeare, signaling to the West that the Cultural Revolution was now over.
May 26th, 1983 – The 7.8 moment magnitude scale 1983 Sea of Japan earthquake strikes northern Honshu and unleashes a devastating tsunami.
May 27th, 2016 – Barack Obama becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima and meet with Hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings.
May 30th, 1989 – Tiananmen Square demonstrators unveil a 33-foot high "Goddess of Democracy" statue in Tiananmen Square.