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12 May in history.

5 moments from 1364 to 2022: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

The airship Norge in flight after leaving its hangar in 1926

1926

Flying over the North Pole. Roald Amundsen and his crew flew the airship Norge over the North Pole. They are the first people known for certain to have reached the Pole.

Wikipedia: Norge (airship)

Photo: Bain News Service / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 12 May

  1. Jagiellonian University, Collegium Maius facade, 15 Jagiellońska street, Old Town, Kraków, Poland

    1364

    Poland's oldest university

    King Casimir III founded a university in Kraków. Copernicus later studied there.

    Wikipedia: Jagiellonian University

    Photo: Zygmunt Put / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. Coat of Arms of the Main National University of San Marcos (ideated on the 16th. century, under public domain)

    1551

    The oldest university in the Americas

    The National University of San Marcos was founded in Lima, Peru.

    Wikipedia: National University of San Marcos

    Photo: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  3. Jimi Hendrix at the amusement park Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden, May 24, 1967

    1967

    Are You Experienced

    Jimi Hendrix released his first album in the UK. His guitar playing changed rock music.

    Wikipedia: Are You ExperiencedWikipedia: Jimi Hendrix

    Photo: Original photographer unknown / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  4. Sagittarius A*

    2022

    A picture of our galaxy's black hole

    Astronomers showed the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.

    Wikipedia: Sagittarius A*Wikipedia: Event Horizon Telescope

    Photo: EHT Collaboration / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.