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May 31

3 sourced moments from May 31 in history: The Johnstown Flood kills more than 2,200 in Pennsylvania (1889); The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast (1911); and The Battle of Jutland: WWI's Largest Naval Clash Begins (1916).

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3 things happened on May 31

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1916 History · War & Conflict

The Battle of Jutland: WWI's Largest Naval Clash Begins

On 31 May 1916, the rival dreadnought fleets of Britain and Germany finally collided in the North Sea.

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1911 Technology · Transportation

The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast

On May 31, 1911, the bare steel hull of the Titanic slid into Belfast Lough before a crowd of thousands—nearly a year before its only voyage.

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1889 Earth & Climate · Natural Disasters

The Johnstown Flood kills more than 2,200 in Pennsylvania

On May 31, 1889, a neglected dam upstream failed and sent a wall of water through a Pennsylvania steel town, killing 2,209 people.

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