May 21st
1780 The birth of Elizabeth Fry, English Quaker and prison reformer who visited Newgate Prison, London in 1813 where over 300 women and their children were living in filthy, overcrowded conditions. From this time, she devoted herself to improving conditions, providing hostels for the homeless and establishing various charitable organizations to help the poor.
1840 Britain claimed complete sovereignty over New Zealand.
1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono began a ten-day "bed-in" in Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel.
And it’s International Tea Day
"1840 Britain claimed complete sovereignty over New Zealand."
I'm not sure that the Maoris or the Dutch have been celebrating that too joyfully.