Today in History - May 2
1519 - Artist Leonardo da Vinci died in Cloux, France at age 67.
1670 - The Hudson May Co. was chartered by England's King Charles II.
1863 - Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Virginia. He died eight days later.
1885 - Good Housekeeping magazine went on sale for the first time.
1890 - The Oklahoma Territory was organized.
1927 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Buck v. Bell, upheld 8-1 a Virginia law allowing the forced sterilization of people to promote the "health of the patient and the welfare of society."
1941 - General Mills began shipping a new cereal called "Cheerioats" to six test markets. (The cereal was later renamed "Cheerios".)
1945 - The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
1969 - The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II departed on its maiden voyage to New York.
1972 - A fire at the Sunshine silver mine in Kellogg, Idaho, claimed the lives of 91 workers who succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning.
1972 - J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI for 48 years, died at age 77.
1982 - The Weather Channel debuted.
1994 - Nelson Mandela was victorious in South Africa's first multiracial election.
1997 - The Labour Party's Tony Blair became Britain's prime minister, ending 18 years of conservative rule. At age 44, he was Britain's youngest prime minister in 185 years.
2005 - Pfc. Lynndie England, the young woman pictured in some of the most notorious Abu Ghraib photos, pleaded guilty at Fort Hood, Texas, to mistreating prisoners. (However, a judge later threw out the plea agreement; England was later convicted in a court-martial and received a three-year sentence, of which she served half.)
2011 - U.S. troops and CIA operatives shot and killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
2012 - A pastel version of The Scream, by painter Edvard Munch, sold for $120 million in a New York City auction. The transaction set a new world record for an auctioned piece of art.
2016 - The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years pulled into Havana Harbor, restarting commercial travel on waters that had served as a stage for a half-century of Cold War hostility.
2019 - North Carolina lawyer Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA crown; for the first time, Black women held the titles of Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America.
Birthdays
31 - Paul George (basketball player)
31 - Kay Panabaker (actress)
35 - Thomas McDonell (actor)
36 - Sarah Hughes (figure skater)
36 - Lily Rose Cooper (singer)
38 - Gaius Charles (actor)
40 - Robert Buckley (actor)
41 - Ellie Kemper (actress)
44 - Jenna Von Oy (actress)
46 - David Beckham (soccer player)
49 - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (actor/professional wrestler)
54 - Mika Brzezinski (TV host)
59 - Ty Herndon (country singer)
59 - Elizabeth Berridge (actress)
66 - Donatella Versace (fashion designer)
69 - Christine Baranski (actress)
71 - Lou Gramm (singer)
85 - Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 2
1909 - Honus Wagner steals his way around the bases in the first inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs.
1920 - The first game of the National Negro League was played.
1939 - Lou Gehrig established a new major league baseball record when he played his 2,130th consecutive game. (Cal Ripken Jr. would break the record 57 years later.)
1954 - Stan Musial (St. Louis Cardinals) set a new major league record when he hit 5 home runs against the New York Giants.
1958 - The New York Yankees threatened to broadcast games nationwide if the National League went ahead with plans to broadcast their games into New York.
1967 - The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup.
1968 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in six games to win NBA championship.
1970 - Diane Crump became the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby.
1978 - The Houston Oilers select Texas running back Earl Campbell with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1978 - The following Huskers were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft: OG - Brett Moritz (2nd round, Tampa Bay Buccaneers); OG - Stan Waldemore (3rd round, Atlanta Falcons); RB - Dodie Donnell (4th round, New York Jets); TE - Ken Spaeth (5th round, Buffalo Bills); C - Tom Davis (6th round, Oakland Raiders); TE - Mark Dufresne (7th round, Pittsburgh Steelers); RB - Monte Anthony (8th round, Baltimore Colts); and OG - Greg Jorgensen (10th round, New York Giants.)
1988 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds was suspended for 30 games for pushing an umpire.
1999 - John Elway announces his retirement from football.
2009 - The Dallas Cowboys practice bubble collapsed during a storm during a practice. At the time, 27 players were working out. Almost all were drafted last weekend or signed as undrafted rookies. Twelve people were injured.
2015 - Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Manny Pacquiao on points in 12 rounds in a world welterweight unification title fight, shattering all financial records for a boxing match.
2020 - “Game of Thrones” actor Hafthor Bjornsson set a deadlift world record by lifting 1,104 pounds at a gym in his native Iceland.
1519 - Artist Leonardo da Vinci died in Cloux, France at age 67.
1670 - The Hudson May Co. was chartered by England's King Charles II.
1863 - Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Virginia. He died eight days later.
1885 - Good Housekeeping magazine went on sale for the first time.
1890 - The Oklahoma Territory was organized.
1927 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Buck v. Bell, upheld 8-1 a Virginia law allowing the forced sterilization of people to promote the "health of the patient and the welfare of society."
1941 - General Mills began shipping a new cereal called "Cheerioats" to six test markets. (The cereal was later renamed "Cheerios".)
1945 - The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
1969 - The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II departed on its maiden voyage to New York.
1972 - A fire at the Sunshine silver mine in Kellogg, Idaho, claimed the lives of 91 workers who succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning.
1972 - J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI for 48 years, died at age 77.
1982 - The Weather Channel debuted.
1994 - Nelson Mandela was victorious in South Africa's first multiracial election.
1997 - The Labour Party's Tony Blair became Britain's prime minister, ending 18 years of conservative rule. At age 44, he was Britain's youngest prime minister in 185 years.
2005 - Pfc. Lynndie England, the young woman pictured in some of the most notorious Abu Ghraib photos, pleaded guilty at Fort Hood, Texas, to mistreating prisoners. (However, a judge later threw out the plea agreement; England was later convicted in a court-martial and received a three-year sentence, of which she served half.)
2011 - U.S. troops and CIA operatives shot and killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
2012 - A pastel version of The Scream, by painter Edvard Munch, sold for $120 million in a New York City auction. The transaction set a new world record for an auctioned piece of art.
2016 - The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years pulled into Havana Harbor, restarting commercial travel on waters that had served as a stage for a half-century of Cold War hostility.
2019 - North Carolina lawyer Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA crown; for the first time, Black women held the titles of Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America.
Birthdays
31 - Paul George (basketball player)
31 - Kay Panabaker (actress)
35 - Thomas McDonell (actor)
36 - Sarah Hughes (figure skater)
36 - Lily Rose Cooper (singer)
38 - Gaius Charles (actor)
40 - Robert Buckley (actor)
41 - Ellie Kemper (actress)
44 - Jenna Von Oy (actress)
46 - David Beckham (soccer player)
49 - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (actor/professional wrestler)
54 - Mika Brzezinski (TV host)
59 - Ty Herndon (country singer)
59 - Elizabeth Berridge (actress)
66 - Donatella Versace (fashion designer)
69 - Christine Baranski (actress)
71 - Lou Gramm (singer)
85 - Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 2
1909 - Honus Wagner steals his way around the bases in the first inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs.
1920 - The first game of the National Negro League was played.
1939 - Lou Gehrig established a new major league baseball record when he played his 2,130th consecutive game. (Cal Ripken Jr. would break the record 57 years later.)
1954 - Stan Musial (St. Louis Cardinals) set a new major league record when he hit 5 home runs against the New York Giants.
1958 - The New York Yankees threatened to broadcast games nationwide if the National League went ahead with plans to broadcast their games into New York.
1967 - The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup.
1968 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in six games to win NBA championship.
1970 - Diane Crump became the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby.
1978 - The Houston Oilers select Texas running back Earl Campbell with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1978 - The following Huskers were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft: OG - Brett Moritz (2nd round, Tampa Bay Buccaneers); OG - Stan Waldemore (3rd round, Atlanta Falcons); RB - Dodie Donnell (4th round, New York Jets); TE - Ken Spaeth (5th round, Buffalo Bills); C - Tom Davis (6th round, Oakland Raiders); TE - Mark Dufresne (7th round, Pittsburgh Steelers); RB - Monte Anthony (8th round, Baltimore Colts); and OG - Greg Jorgensen (10th round, New York Giants.)
1988 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds was suspended for 30 games for pushing an umpire.
1999 - John Elway announces his retirement from football.
2009 - The Dallas Cowboys practice bubble collapsed during a storm during a practice. At the time, 27 players were working out. Almost all were drafted last weekend or signed as undrafted rookies. Twelve people were injured.
2015 - Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Manny Pacquiao on points in 12 rounds in a world welterweight unification title fight, shattering all financial records for a boxing match.
2020 - “Game of Thrones” actor Hafthor Bjornsson set a deadlift world record by lifting 1,104 pounds at a gym in his native Iceland.
