May 1, 1876: Astoria Gets a Daily
May 2, 1843: Provisional Government of Oregon Formed
May 3, 1989: Portlandia Officially Declared Portland City Song
May 4, 1923: Benson High School Launches Portland’s First Public Radio Station
May 5, 1945: Japanese Balloon Bomb Kills Six Near Bly, Oregon
May 6, 1905: Wallowa National Forest Established
May 7, 1934: Mail Tribune First Oregon Newspaper to Receive Pulitzer Prize
May 8, 1905: New York City to Portland, Oregon Auto Race Commences
May 9, 1971: Governor McCall Dedicates Scappoose Peace Candle
May 10, 1862: The Oregon Pony, First Steam Locomotive in Oregon, Makes Inaugural Run
May 11, 2001: Portland Timbers A-League Home Opener
May 12, 1992: Clyde Drexler Named to the Dream Team
May 13, 1854: Charity Lamb Kills Husband – First “Murderess” in Oregon
May 14, 2011: First Portland-Seattle “Derby” of the MLS Era
May 15, 1994: USS Blueback Opens for Tours at OMSI
May 16, 1898: Astoria And Columbia River Railroad Connects Portland and Coast
May 17, 1858: Portland’s Central School Opens
May 18, 1910: Steamer J. Marhoffer Explodes in “Boiler Bay”
May 19, 1841: Star of Oregon Launched from Swan Island
May 20, 1956: Spokane, Portland & Seattle #700 Bids Farewell to Steam
May 21, 2006: Trojan Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Tower Imploded
May 22, 1902: Crater Lake National Park Created
May 23, 1992: Opening Day at the Oregon Coast Aquarium
May 24, 1958: New Morrison Bridge Opens
May 25, 1972: Oregon’s Tallest Building Dedicated
May 26, 1928: Jantzen Beach Amusement Park Grand Opening
May 27, 1991: Rodney McCray Crashes Through Wall at Civic Stadium
May 28, 1926: Burnside Bridge Opens
May 29, 1958: Fort Clatsop National Memorial Established
May 30, 1906: Lownsdale Square Soldiers’ Monument Unveiled
May 31, 1927: Good Will Industries Opens First Portland Store