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May 4In 1953, Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for his novel, The Old Man and the Sea. In 1959, the first Grammy Awards are held. |
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May 5Happy Birthday to popular English singer-songwriter Adele (1988). In 1950, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned King Rama IX of Thailand. |
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May 6See popular boy band The Backstreet Boys live in Bangkok as part of their In a World Like This Tour. The show starts at 8 pm at Impact Arena. Tickets are 1,800 to 5,500 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 1782, construction begins on the Grand Palace in Bangkok. |
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May 7In 1994, Edvard Munch’s iconic painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February. In 1946, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded in Tokyo, Japan. |
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May 8In 1912, the American film studio, television production company and film distributor Paramount Pictures is founded. In 1976, The Revolution, the first steel roller coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement part in Valencia, California. |
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May 9Until June 28 at Kathmandu Photo Gallery on Pan Road, see Paused Dreams, a photographic exhibition by local artist Cattleya Jaruthavee featuring portraits of young hostesses at a karaoke bar on the Thai-Lao border. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 234 6700. It’s the last day at Sombat Permpoon Gallery on Sukhumvit Soi 1 to see Copy-Paste, a group exhibition by seven local artists that explores problems in Thailand’s education system. The gallery is open daily from 9 am to 8 pm. For more details, call 02 254 6040. |
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May 10In 1964, English pop singer Dusty Springfield makes her US television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. In 2013, One World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. |
