May 7
1824 - Beethoven's 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.
1847 - The American Medical Association was founded in Philadelphia.
1915 - The British ocean liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in World War I off the coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans, out of the nearly 2,000 on board.
1939 - Germany and Italy announced a military and political alliance, the Rome-Berlin Axis.
1945 - Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allies in Rheims, France, to take effect the following day, ending the European conflict of World War II.
1946 - Sony Corp. had its beginnings as the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corp. was founded in the Japanese capital by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka.
1954 - The 56-day-long battle if Dienbienphu ended with Ho Chi Minh's forces defeating the French, signaling the end of French control in Indochina.
1963 - The United States launched the Telstar 2 communications satellite.
1975 - President Gerald R. Ford formally declared an end to the “Vietnam era.” In Ho Chi Minh City — formerly Saigon — the Viet Cong celebrated its takeover.
1984 - A $180 million out-of-court settlement was announced in the Agent Orange class-action suit brought by Vietnam veterans.
1992 - A 203-year-old proposed constitutional amendment barring Congress from giving itself a midterm pay raise, the 27th Amendment, was ratified when Michigan became the 38th state to approve it.
1994 - Edvard Munch's painting, The Scream, was recovered a few months after it had been stolen.
1998 - The parent company of Mercedes-Benz agreed to buy Chrysler Corp. for more than $37 billion.
1998 - Londoners voted overwhelmingly to elect their own mayor for the first time in history. (In May 2000, Ken Livingstone was elected.)
1999 - During action against Yugoslavia, NATO jets mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three and injuring 20.
2000 - Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as president of Russia in the country's first democratic transfer of power.
2008 - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia's president.
2010 - A BP-chartered vessel lowered a 100-ton concrete-and-steel vault onto the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well in an unprecedented, and ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to stop most of the gushing crude fouling the sea.
2016 - A Tesla Model S sedan that was in self-driving mode crashed into the side of a tractor-trailer in Williston, Florida, killing its occupant, Joshua D. Brown.
2016 - President Barack Obama told the graduating class at Howard University in Washington, D.C. that the country was “a better place” than when he left college more than 30 years earlier, but acknowledged that gaps persisted, citing racism and inequality.
2019 - Two gunmen opened fire inside a charter school in a Denver suburb not far from Columbine High School, killing a student, 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo, who authorities said had charged at the shooters to protect classmates; two students at the school were charged in the attack. (A 16-year-old, Alec McKinney, pleaded guilty to 17 felonies and was sentenced to life in prison plus 38 years; 19-year-old Devon Erickson pleaded not guilty to the same charges; his trial has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.)
2020 - In an abrupt about-face, the Justice Department dropped a criminal case against Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, who was accused of lying to the FBI about conversations with the Russian ambassador.
Birthdays
27 - Dylan Gelula (actor)
28 - Erica Fernandes (actress)
29 - Alexander Ludwig (actor)
30 - Taylor Abrahamse (actor)
32 - Earl Thomas (football player)
34 - Aidy Bryant (actress/comedian)
36 - Scheana Marie (model)
37 - Kevin Owens (professional wrestler)
37 - Alex Smith (football player)
42 - Betsy Rue (actress)
47 - Breckin Meyer (actor)
53 - Traci Lords (actress)
62 - Michael E. Knight (actor)
76 - Robin Strasser (actress)
78 - Thelma Houston (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 7
1945 - Baseball owner Branch Rickey announced the organization of the United States Negro Baseball League. There were 6 teams.
1969 - The Oakland Oaks defeat the Indiana Pacers in five games to win the ABA championship.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks in five games to win the NBA championship.
1977 - Seattle Slew won the Kentucky Derby on his way to horse racing's Triple Crown.
1977 - Rookie Janet Guthrie set the fastest time on opening day of practice for the Indianapolis 500. Her time was 185.607.
1982 - A United States Federal jury ruled that the NFL violated antitrust laws by preventing the Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles.
1994 - The Denver Nuggets became the first NBA #8 seed to beat a #1 seed. The Nuggets beat Seattle.
2006 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 713th home run which brought him one home run away from tying Babe Ruth on the career list.
2011 - World Golf Hall of Famer Seve Ballesteros, 54, died in Pedrena, Spain.
2011 - Justin Verlander threw his second career no-hitter, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 9-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
1824 - Beethoven's 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.
1847 - The American Medical Association was founded in Philadelphia.
1915 - The British ocean liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in World War I off the coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans, out of the nearly 2,000 on board.
1939 - Germany and Italy announced a military and political alliance, the Rome-Berlin Axis.
1945 - Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allies in Rheims, France, to take effect the following day, ending the European conflict of World War II.
1946 - Sony Corp. had its beginnings as the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corp. was founded in the Japanese capital by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka.
1954 - The 56-day-long battle if Dienbienphu ended with Ho Chi Minh's forces defeating the French, signaling the end of French control in Indochina.
1963 - The United States launched the Telstar 2 communications satellite.
1975 - President Gerald R. Ford formally declared an end to the “Vietnam era.” In Ho Chi Minh City — formerly Saigon — the Viet Cong celebrated its takeover.
1984 - A $180 million out-of-court settlement was announced in the Agent Orange class-action suit brought by Vietnam veterans.
1992 - A 203-year-old proposed constitutional amendment barring Congress from giving itself a midterm pay raise, the 27th Amendment, was ratified when Michigan became the 38th state to approve it.
1994 - Edvard Munch's painting, The Scream, was recovered a few months after it had been stolen.
1998 - The parent company of Mercedes-Benz agreed to buy Chrysler Corp. for more than $37 billion.
1998 - Londoners voted overwhelmingly to elect their own mayor for the first time in history. (In May 2000, Ken Livingstone was elected.)
1999 - During action against Yugoslavia, NATO jets mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three and injuring 20.
2000 - Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as president of Russia in the country's first democratic transfer of power.
2008 - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia's president.
2010 - A BP-chartered vessel lowered a 100-ton concrete-and-steel vault onto the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well in an unprecedented, and ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to stop most of the gushing crude fouling the sea.
2016 - A Tesla Model S sedan that was in self-driving mode crashed into the side of a tractor-trailer in Williston, Florida, killing its occupant, Joshua D. Brown.
2016 - President Barack Obama told the graduating class at Howard University in Washington, D.C. that the country was “a better place” than when he left college more than 30 years earlier, but acknowledged that gaps persisted, citing racism and inequality.
2019 - Two gunmen opened fire inside a charter school in a Denver suburb not far from Columbine High School, killing a student, 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo, who authorities said had charged at the shooters to protect classmates; two students at the school were charged in the attack. (A 16-year-old, Alec McKinney, pleaded guilty to 17 felonies and was sentenced to life in prison plus 38 years; 19-year-old Devon Erickson pleaded not guilty to the same charges; his trial has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.)
2020 - In an abrupt about-face, the Justice Department dropped a criminal case against Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, who was accused of lying to the FBI about conversations with the Russian ambassador.
Birthdays
27 - Dylan Gelula (actor)
28 - Erica Fernandes (actress)
29 - Alexander Ludwig (actor)
30 - Taylor Abrahamse (actor)
32 - Earl Thomas (football player)
34 - Aidy Bryant (actress/comedian)
36 - Scheana Marie (model)
37 - Kevin Owens (professional wrestler)
37 - Alex Smith (football player)
42 - Betsy Rue (actress)
47 - Breckin Meyer (actor)
53 - Traci Lords (actress)
62 - Michael E. Knight (actor)
76 - Robin Strasser (actress)
78 - Thelma Houston (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 7
1945 - Baseball owner Branch Rickey announced the organization of the United States Negro Baseball League. There were 6 teams.
1969 - The Oakland Oaks defeat the Indiana Pacers in five games to win the ABA championship.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks in five games to win the NBA championship.
1977 - Seattle Slew won the Kentucky Derby on his way to horse racing's Triple Crown.
1977 - Rookie Janet Guthrie set the fastest time on opening day of practice for the Indianapolis 500. Her time was 185.607.
1982 - A United States Federal jury ruled that the NFL violated antitrust laws by preventing the Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles.
1994 - The Denver Nuggets became the first NBA #8 seed to beat a #1 seed. The Nuggets beat Seattle.
2006 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 713th home run which brought him one home run away from tying Babe Ruth on the career list.
2011 - World Golf Hall of Famer Seve Ballesteros, 54, died in Pedrena, Spain.
2011 - Justin Verlander threw his second career no-hitter, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 9-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
