1 . ▁ ▁David ▁Le an ' s ▁film ▁Great ▁Ex pect ations , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁by ▁Charles ▁Dick ens , ▁opens ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Crit ics ▁call ▁it ▁the ▁fin est ▁film ▁ever ▁made ▁from ▁a ▁Charles ▁Dick ens ▁novel . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 5 ▁– ▁Hy und ai ▁T og un , ▁the ▁initial ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Hy und ai ▁Group , ▁is ▁founded ▁by ▁Ch ung ▁Ju - you ng . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁A ▁Flug fel ag ▁Í s lands ▁air lin er ▁crashes ▁into ▁a ▁mountains ide , ▁killing ▁ 2 5 ▁people . ▁ ▁May ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines ▁Fl ight ▁ 6 0 5 : ▁A ▁Douglas ▁C - 5 4 ▁Sk ym aster ▁crashes ▁near ▁B ain bridge , ▁Maryland , ▁killing ▁all ▁ 5 3 ▁ab o ard ▁( 4 9 ▁passengers , ▁ 4 ▁crew ), ▁in ▁the ▁worst ▁commercial ▁av iation ▁dis aster ▁to ▁that ▁date . ▁ ▁May ▁ 3 1 ▁– ▁▁ ▁Fer enc ▁N agy , ▁the ▁dem ocrat ically - elect ed ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Hung ary , ▁is ▁forced ▁into ▁res ign ▁and ▁go ▁ex ile ▁under ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet - back ed ▁Hung arian ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁led ▁by ▁M á ty ás ▁R ák osi . ▁The ▁fellow ▁travel er ▁La jos ▁Din ny és ▁rep laces ▁him , ▁which ▁gr ants ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁effective ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁government