On this day in 1875 in Paris, the representatives of 17 countries signed the Metre Convention.

Despite the fact that the flight was delayed for more than an hour, fans and journalists were waiting for the Eurovision finalist.

The scale of the event was so great that it was difficult to assess all the presented programs. The organizers of the event also prepared programs for children with animations, clowns and presents.

The V.I. Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization was founded on May 19, 1922. Today, there are still 500,000 pioneers in Belarus.

The Danish performer Emmelie de Forest with her composition Only Teardrops won the Eurovision with 281 points.