May 31 in History

• 1958

  May 31, 1958:

  American rock guitarist Dick Dale creates “surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin”.

• 1961

  May 31, 1961:

  Chuck Berry's Berry Land Amusement Park opens outside St. Louis.

• 1962

  May 31, 1962:

  "Tell It To Groucho" is broadcasted for the last time on CBS Television.

• 1969

  May 31, 1969:

  The anti-war song written by John Lennon entitled "Give Peace a Chance" premieres at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

• 1974

  May 31, 1974:

  The album of Canadian singer-songwriter, Gordon Lightfoot, titled “Sundown” is given the gold certification.

• 1975

  May 31, 1975:

  American musical group The Isley Brothers drops a single titled "Fight the Power".

• 2004

  May 31, 2004:

  The fantasy film dubbed "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, which is directed by Alfonso Cuarón, premieres in the United Kingdom.

• May 31, 2004:

  British preschool animated television series titled “Peppa Pig” opens on Channel-5.

• 2007

  May 31, 2007:

  Barbadian singer and entrepreneur, Rihanna issues her 3rd studio album titled "Good Girl Gone Bad".