May 1
1707 - The Act of Union was passed, joining England and Scotland to form Great Britain.
1866 - Three days of race-related rioting erupted in Memphis, Tennessee, as white mobs targeted Black people, 46 of whom were killed, along with two whites. (The violence spurred passage of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution defining American citizenship and equal protection under the law.)
1931 - The Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 102 stories, it would be the world's tallest building for the next 41 years.
1941 - Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane", considered by many to be one of the greatest films ever made, premiered in New York.
1948 - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was established with Kim Il Sung as president.
1960 - The Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Soviet territory and captured pilot Francis Gary Powers.
1963 - James W. Whittaker became the first American to conquer Mount Everest as he and Sherpa guide Nawang Gombu reached the summit.
1964 - The computer programming language BASIC (Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) was created by Dartmouth professors John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz.
1967 - Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu. (They divorced in 1973.)
1971 - The intercity passenger rail service Amtrak went into operation.
1992 - On the third day of the Los Angeles riots, a visibly shaken Rodney King appeared in public to appeal for calm, pleading, “Can we all get along?”
2003 - President George W. Bush, in a speech aboard an American aircraft carrier, declared "major combat operations in Iraq have ended."
2009 - Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his retirement effective at the end of the court's term in late June. (President Barack Obama would select federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to succeed him.)
2009 - For the first time in 341 years, a woman was appointed poet laureate of the United Kingdom.
2011 - Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II, moving his predecessor one step closer to sainthood in a Vatican Mass attended by more than 1.5 million pilgrims.
2011 - President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. raid in Pakistan.
2015 - Baltimore’s top prosecutor charged six police officers with felonies ranging from assault to murder in the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who’d suffered a spinal injury while riding in a police van. (None of the officers would be convicted.)
2020 - U.S. regulators allowed emergency use of remdesivir, the first drug that appeared to help some COVID-19 patients recover faster.
2023 - Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank in the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history.
Birthdays
21 - Lizzy Greene (actress)
22 - Camilla Araujo (model)
25 - Tiffany Stratton (professional wrestler)
35 - Victoria Monet (singer)
36 - Anushka Sharma (actress)
38 - Abby Huntsman (TV personality)
40 - Kerry Bishe (actress)
42 - Jamie Dornan (actor)
48 - Darius McCrary (actor)
48 - James Murray (comedian/TV host)
50 - Tina Campbell (singer)
52 - Bailey Chase (actress)
52 - Julie Benz (actress)
57 - Tim McGraw (singer)
59 - Wayne Hancock (singer)
60 - Scott Coffey (actor)
62 - Maia Morgenstern (actress)
68 - Byron Stewart (actor)
70 - Ray Parker Jr. (singer)
75 - Douglas Barr (actor)
79 - Rita Coolidge (singer)
85 - Judy Collins (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 1
1922 - Charlie Robertson (Chicago White Sox) pitched a perfect no-hit, no-run game against the Detroit Tigers. The Sox won 3-0. Another perfect game did not come along until 46 years later.
1926 - Satchel Page made his pitching debut in the Negro Southern League.
1955 - Cleveland Indians pitching star Bob Feller throws a record 12th career one-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.
1984 - Nebraska wide receiver Irving Fryar is selected by the New England Patriots with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1991 - Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers, at age 44, threw the seventh and final no-hitter of his career in a 3-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
1991 - Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics broke Lou Brock's major league career stolen bases record with his 939th.
1992 - Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th career base.
1995 - The Montreal Canadiens miss the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 25 years.
2004 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants is intentionally walked a record four times in a nine-inning game against the Florida Marlins.
2021 - Medina Spirit, trained by Bob Baffert, won the Kentucky Derby by a half-length over Mandaloun. (A post-race drug test was positive for a banned steroid, which would lead to the horse’s disqualification and Baffert’s suspension. Medina Spirit collapsed and died in December 2021 after a workout.)
1707 - The Act of Union was passed, joining England and Scotland to form Great Britain.
1866 - Three days of race-related rioting erupted in Memphis, Tennessee, as white mobs targeted Black people, 46 of whom were killed, along with two whites. (The violence spurred passage of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution defining American citizenship and equal protection under the law.)
1931 - The Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 102 stories, it would be the world's tallest building for the next 41 years.
1941 - Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane", considered by many to be one of the greatest films ever made, premiered in New York.
1948 - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was established with Kim Il Sung as president.
1960 - The Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Soviet territory and captured pilot Francis Gary Powers.
1963 - James W. Whittaker became the first American to conquer Mount Everest as he and Sherpa guide Nawang Gombu reached the summit.
1964 - The computer programming language BASIC (Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) was created by Dartmouth professors John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz.
1967 - Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu. (They divorced in 1973.)
1971 - The intercity passenger rail service Amtrak went into operation.
1992 - On the third day of the Los Angeles riots, a visibly shaken Rodney King appeared in public to appeal for calm, pleading, “Can we all get along?”
2003 - President George W. Bush, in a speech aboard an American aircraft carrier, declared "major combat operations in Iraq have ended."
2009 - Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his retirement effective at the end of the court's term in late June. (President Barack Obama would select federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to succeed him.)
2009 - For the first time in 341 years, a woman was appointed poet laureate of the United Kingdom.
2011 - Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II, moving his predecessor one step closer to sainthood in a Vatican Mass attended by more than 1.5 million pilgrims.
2011 - President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. raid in Pakistan.
2015 - Baltimore’s top prosecutor charged six police officers with felonies ranging from assault to murder in the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who’d suffered a spinal injury while riding in a police van. (None of the officers would be convicted.)
2020 - U.S. regulators allowed emergency use of remdesivir, the first drug that appeared to help some COVID-19 patients recover faster.
2023 - Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank in the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history.
Birthdays
21 - Lizzy Greene (actress)
22 - Camilla Araujo (model)
25 - Tiffany Stratton (professional wrestler)
35 - Victoria Monet (singer)
36 - Anushka Sharma (actress)
38 - Abby Huntsman (TV personality)
40 - Kerry Bishe (actress)
42 - Jamie Dornan (actor)
48 - Darius McCrary (actor)
48 - James Murray (comedian/TV host)
50 - Tina Campbell (singer)
52 - Bailey Chase (actress)
52 - Julie Benz (actress)
57 - Tim McGraw (singer)
59 - Wayne Hancock (singer)
60 - Scott Coffey (actor)
62 - Maia Morgenstern (actress)
68 - Byron Stewart (actor)
70 - Ray Parker Jr. (singer)
75 - Douglas Barr (actor)
79 - Rita Coolidge (singer)
85 - Judy Collins (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 1
1922 - Charlie Robertson (Chicago White Sox) pitched a perfect no-hit, no-run game against the Detroit Tigers. The Sox won 3-0. Another perfect game did not come along until 46 years later.
1926 - Satchel Page made his pitching debut in the Negro Southern League.
1955 - Cleveland Indians pitching star Bob Feller throws a record 12th career one-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.
1984 - Nebraska wide receiver Irving Fryar is selected by the New England Patriots with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1991 - Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers, at age 44, threw the seventh and final no-hitter of his career in a 3-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
1991 - Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics broke Lou Brock's major league career stolen bases record with his 939th.
1992 - Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th career base.
1995 - The Montreal Canadiens miss the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 25 years.
2004 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants is intentionally walked a record four times in a nine-inning game against the Florida Marlins.
2021 - Medina Spirit, trained by Bob Baffert, won the Kentucky Derby by a half-length over Mandaloun. (A post-race drug test was positive for a banned steroid, which would lead to the horse’s disqualification and Baffert’s suspension. Medina Spirit collapsed and died in December 2021 after a workout.)
