May 1
1707 - The Act of Union joined England and Scotland to form Great Britain.
1866 - Three days of race-related rioting erupted in Memphis, Tennessee, as white mobs targeted Blacks, 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 the greatest film ever made, premiered in New York City.
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.
1962 - The first Target discount store opened in Roseville, Minnesota.
1963 - James W. Whittaker became the first American to conquer Mount Everest as he and Sherpa guide Nawang Gombu reached the summit.
1967 - Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu. (They divorced in 1973.)
1971 - Amtrak went into service, combining and streamlining the operations of 18 intercity passenger railroads.
1992 - On the third day of the Los Angeles riots, Rodney King appeared in public to appeal for calm, asking "Can we all get along?"
2003 - President George W. Bush made a speech aboard an aircraft carrier proclaiming "major combat operations in Iraq have ended."
2009 - For the first time in 341 years, a woman is appointed poet laureate of the United Kingdom, with Carol Ann Duffy receiving the honor.
2009 - Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his retirement effective at the end of the court’s term in late June. (President Barack Obama chose federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to succeed him.)
2011 - President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, was killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. (Because of the time difference, it was early May 2 in Pakistan, where the al-Qaida leader met his end.)
2011 - Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II, moving his predecessor a step closer to sainthood.
2012 - In a swift and secretive trip to the Afghan war zone, President Barack Obama signed an agreement vowing long-term ties with Afghanistan after America’s combat forces returned home.
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.)
2017 - Erasing the threat of a disruptive government shutdown, the White House and top lawmakers endorsed a $1.1 trillion spending bill to carry the nation through September 2017.
2017 - Ryan Seacrest made his debut as the new co-host of the morning talk show "Live" with Kelly Ripa.
2020 - U.S. regulators allowed emergency use of remdesivir, the first drug that appeared to help some COVID-19 patients recover faster.
2021 - The final phase of ending the U.S. military role in Afghanistan formally began; President Joe Biden had set May 1 as the official start of the withdrawal of the remaining U.S. and NATO troops.
2021 - Utah Republicans narrowly rejected an effort to censure Sen. Mitt Romney for his votes against President Donald Trump at his impeachment trials.
Birthdays
29 - Victoria Monet (singer)
30 - Jessica Andrea (singer)
34 - Anushka Sharma (actress)
36 - Abby Huntsman (TV personality)
38 - Kerry Bishe (actress)
40 - Jamie Dornan (actor)
46 - Darius McCrary (actor)
46 - James Murray (comedian)
48 - Tina Campbell (singer)
50 - Cory Morrow (singer)
50 - Bailey Chase (actress)
50 - Julie Benz (actress)
53 - Wes Anderson (director)
55 - Tim McGraw (singer)
56 - Charlie Schlatter (actor)
57 - Wayne Hancock (singer)
58 - Scott Coffey (actor)
60 - Maia Morgenstern (actress)
66 - Bryron Stewart (actor)
68 - Ray Parker Jr. (singer)
71 - Dann Florek (actor)
73 - Douglas Barr (actor)
76 - Nick Fortuna (singer)
77 - Rita Coolidge (singer)
80 - Stephen Macht (actor)
83 - Judy Collins (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 1
1901 - The Detroit Tigers committed 12 errors against the Chicago White Sox.
1920 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves tied after a 26-inning game.
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.
1981 - Tennis star Billie Jean King acknowledges a lesbian relationship with Marilyn Barnett -- becoming the first prominent sportswoman to come out.
1984 - The New England Patriots select Nebraska receiver Irving Fryar with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1988 - In a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls becomes the first player in NBA history to score 50+ points in consecutive playoff games.
1991 - Nolan Ryan, at age 44, of the Texas Rangers 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 career stolen bases record with his 939th.
1992 - Rickey Henderson stole his 1,000th career base .
2004 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants sets a major league record after being intentionally walked four times in a 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 joined England and Scotland to form Great Britain.
1866 - Three days of race-related rioting erupted in Memphis, Tennessee, as white mobs targeted Blacks, 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 the greatest film ever made, premiered in New York City.
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.
1962 - The first Target discount store opened in Roseville, Minnesota.
1963 - James W. Whittaker became the first American to conquer Mount Everest as he and Sherpa guide Nawang Gombu reached the summit.
1967 - Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu. (They divorced in 1973.)
1971 - Amtrak went into service, combining and streamlining the operations of 18 intercity passenger railroads.
1992 - On the third day of the Los Angeles riots, Rodney King appeared in public to appeal for calm, asking "Can we all get along?"
2003 - President George W. Bush made a speech aboard an aircraft carrier proclaiming "major combat operations in Iraq have ended."
2009 - For the first time in 341 years, a woman is appointed poet laureate of the United Kingdom, with Carol Ann Duffy receiving the honor.
2009 - Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his retirement effective at the end of the court’s term in late June. (President Barack Obama chose federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to succeed him.)
2011 - President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, was killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. (Because of the time difference, it was early May 2 in Pakistan, where the al-Qaida leader met his end.)
2011 - Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II, moving his predecessor a step closer to sainthood.
2012 - In a swift and secretive trip to the Afghan war zone, President Barack Obama signed an agreement vowing long-term ties with Afghanistan after America’s combat forces returned home.
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.)
2017 - Erasing the threat of a disruptive government shutdown, the White House and top lawmakers endorsed a $1.1 trillion spending bill to carry the nation through September 2017.
2017 - Ryan Seacrest made his debut as the new co-host of the morning talk show "Live" with Kelly Ripa.
2020 - U.S. regulators allowed emergency use of remdesivir, the first drug that appeared to help some COVID-19 patients recover faster.
2021 - The final phase of ending the U.S. military role in Afghanistan formally began; President Joe Biden had set May 1 as the official start of the withdrawal of the remaining U.S. and NATO troops.
2021 - Utah Republicans narrowly rejected an effort to censure Sen. Mitt Romney for his votes against President Donald Trump at his impeachment trials.
Birthdays
29 - Victoria Monet (singer)
30 - Jessica Andrea (singer)
34 - Anushka Sharma (actress)
36 - Abby Huntsman (TV personality)
38 - Kerry Bishe (actress)
40 - Jamie Dornan (actor)
46 - Darius McCrary (actor)
46 - James Murray (comedian)
48 - Tina Campbell (singer)
50 - Cory Morrow (singer)
50 - Bailey Chase (actress)
50 - Julie Benz (actress)
53 - Wes Anderson (director)
55 - Tim McGraw (singer)
56 - Charlie Schlatter (actor)
57 - Wayne Hancock (singer)
58 - Scott Coffey (actor)
60 - Maia Morgenstern (actress)
66 - Bryron Stewart (actor)
68 - Ray Parker Jr. (singer)
71 - Dann Florek (actor)
73 - Douglas Barr (actor)
76 - Nick Fortuna (singer)
77 - Rita Coolidge (singer)
80 - Stephen Macht (actor)
83 - Judy Collins (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 1
1901 - The Detroit Tigers committed 12 errors against the Chicago White Sox.
1920 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves tied after a 26-inning game.
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.
1981 - Tennis star Billie Jean King acknowledges a lesbian relationship with Marilyn Barnett -- becoming the first prominent sportswoman to come out.
1984 - The New England Patriots select Nebraska receiver Irving Fryar with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1988 - In a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls becomes the first player in NBA history to score 50+ points in consecutive playoff games.
1991 - Nolan Ryan, at age 44, of the Texas Rangers 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 career stolen bases record with his 939th.
1992 - Rickey Henderson stole his 1,000th career base .
2004 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants sets a major league record after being intentionally walked four times in a 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.)
