May 1
Today is the 122nd day of 2016, there are 244 days left in the year.
1707 - The Kingdom of Great Britain was created as a treaty merging England and Scotland took effect.
1786 - Mozart's opera "The Marriage of Figaro" premiered in Vienna.
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 the passage of the 14th Amendment defining American citizenship and equal protection under the law.)
1915 - During World War I, a German submarine torpedoed and severely damaged the SS Gulflight, an American tanker near Britain's Scilly Isles, even though the United States was still neutral in the conflict.
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 - The Orson Welles film "Citizen Kane" premiered in New York.
1945 - A day after Adolf Hitler took his own life, Admiral Karl Doenitz effectively became sole leader of the Third Reich with the suicide of Hitler's propaganda minister Josef Goebbels.
1948 - The People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) was proclaimed.
1960 - The Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane near Sverdiovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
1962 - The first Target discount retail store opened in Roseville, Minnesota.
1963 - James W. Whittaker became the first American to conquer Mount Everest as he had Sherpa guide Nawang Gombu reached the summit.
1967 - Singer Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas.
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 landed in a jet on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast and, in a speech to the nation, declared major combat in Iraq over.
2011 - Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II, moving his predecessor a step closer to sainthood.
2011 - President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11th terrorist attacks, was killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan.
Birthdays
24 - Lacey Banghard (model)
26 - Caitlin Stasey (actress)
28 - Anushka Sharma (actress)
31 - Drew Sidora (actress)
34 - Jamie Dornan (actor)
35 - Wes Welker (football player)
40 - James Murray (comedian)
44 - Julie Benz (actress)
49 - Tim McGraw (country singer)
62 - Ray Parker Jr. (singer)
70 - Joanna Lumley (actress)
79 - Una Stubbs (actress)
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Today in Sports History - May 1
1906 - John Lush of the Philadelphia Phillies no-hits the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1920 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves play to a 1-1 tie after 26 innings.
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.
1923 - Zev wins the Kentucky Derby.
1926 - Satchel Paige makes his pitching debut in the U.S. Negro Southern League.
1940 - The 1940 Summer Olympic Games are canceled due to World War II.
1943 - Count Fleet wins the Kentucky Derby.
1948 - Citation wins the Kentucky Derby.
1954 - Determine wins the Kentucky Derby.
1955 - Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians pitches his 15th one-hit or less game of his career (12 one-hitters, three no-hitters).
1965 - Lucky Debonair wins the Kentucky Derby.
1968 - J. Boozer of the Philadelphia Phillies is ejected from a game for throwing spitballs during his warmup.
1969 - Don Wilson of the Houston Astros no-hits the Cincinnati Reds, the second of his career.
1969 - Leonard Tose buys the Philadelphia Eagles for $16.2 million.
1971 - Canonero II wins the Kentucky Derby.
1975 - Hank Aaron broke baseball's all-time RBI record previously held by Babe Ruth during a game against the Detroit Tigers.
1976 - Bold Forbes wins the Kentucky Derby.
1982 - Gato Del Sol wins the Kentucky Derby.
1984 - The New England Patriots selected Nebraska wide receiver Irving Fryar with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
1984 - The following Huskers were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft: WR - Irving Fryar (1st Round, 1st pick, New England); OT - Dean Steinkuhler (1st round, 2nd pick, Houston); OT - Scott Raridon (6th round, Philadelphia)
1991 - 44-year-old Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers threw a record seventh, and the 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 all-time stolen bases record with his 939th stolen base.
1992 - The Los Angeles Dodgers are forced to postpone three games due to the race riots in Los Angeles.
1992 - Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th career base.
1996 - Gerald Williams is the first New York Yankee to record six hits in a game since 1934.
1999 - Charismatic wins the Kentucky Derby.
2002 - Trevor Hoffman of the San Diego Padres establishes a new major league record for the most saves for one team: 321.
2004 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants sets a major league record by being walked intentionally four times in a single nine-inning game.
Today is the 122nd day of 2016, there are 244 days left in the year.
1707 - The Kingdom of Great Britain was created as a treaty merging England and Scotland took effect.
1786 - Mozart's opera "The Marriage of Figaro" premiered in Vienna.
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 the passage of the 14th Amendment defining American citizenship and equal protection under the law.)
1915 - During World War I, a German submarine torpedoed and severely damaged the SS Gulflight, an American tanker near Britain's Scilly Isles, even though the United States was still neutral in the conflict.
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 - The Orson Welles film "Citizen Kane" premiered in New York.
1945 - A day after Adolf Hitler took his own life, Admiral Karl Doenitz effectively became sole leader of the Third Reich with the suicide of Hitler's propaganda minister Josef Goebbels.
1948 - The People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) was proclaimed.
1960 - The Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane near Sverdiovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
1962 - The first Target discount retail store opened in Roseville, Minnesota.
1963 - James W. Whittaker became the first American to conquer Mount Everest as he had Sherpa guide Nawang Gombu reached the summit.
1967 - Singer Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas.
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 landed in a jet on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast and, in a speech to the nation, declared major combat in Iraq over.
2011 - Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II, moving his predecessor a step closer to sainthood.
2011 - President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11th terrorist attacks, was killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan.
Birthdays
24 - Lacey Banghard (model)
26 - Caitlin Stasey (actress)
28 - Anushka Sharma (actress)
31 - Drew Sidora (actress)
34 - Jamie Dornan (actor)
35 - Wes Welker (football player)
40 - James Murray (comedian)
44 - Julie Benz (actress)
49 - Tim McGraw (country singer)
62 - Ray Parker Jr. (singer)
70 - Joanna Lumley (actress)
79 - Una Stubbs (actress)
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Today in Sports History - May 1
1906 - John Lush of the Philadelphia Phillies no-hits the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1920 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves play to a 1-1 tie after 26 innings.
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.
1923 - Zev wins the Kentucky Derby.
1926 - Satchel Paige makes his pitching debut in the U.S. Negro Southern League.
1940 - The 1940 Summer Olympic Games are canceled due to World War II.
1943 - Count Fleet wins the Kentucky Derby.
1948 - Citation wins the Kentucky Derby.
1954 - Determine wins the Kentucky Derby.
1955 - Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians pitches his 15th one-hit or less game of his career (12 one-hitters, three no-hitters).
1965 - Lucky Debonair wins the Kentucky Derby.
1968 - J. Boozer of the Philadelphia Phillies is ejected from a game for throwing spitballs during his warmup.
1969 - Don Wilson of the Houston Astros no-hits the Cincinnati Reds, the second of his career.
1969 - Leonard Tose buys the Philadelphia Eagles for $16.2 million.
1971 - Canonero II wins the Kentucky Derby.
1975 - Hank Aaron broke baseball's all-time RBI record previously held by Babe Ruth during a game against the Detroit Tigers.
1976 - Bold Forbes wins the Kentucky Derby.
1982 - Gato Del Sol wins the Kentucky Derby.
1984 - The New England Patriots selected Nebraska wide receiver Irving Fryar with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
1984 - The following Huskers were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft: WR - Irving Fryar (1st Round, 1st pick, New England); OT - Dean Steinkuhler (1st round, 2nd pick, Houston); OT - Scott Raridon (6th round, Philadelphia)
1991 - 44-year-old Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers threw a record seventh, and the 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 all-time stolen bases record with his 939th stolen base.
1992 - The Los Angeles Dodgers are forced to postpone three games due to the race riots in Los Angeles.
1992 - Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th career base.
1996 - Gerald Williams is the first New York Yankee to record six hits in a game since 1934.
1999 - Charismatic wins the Kentucky Derby.
2002 - Trevor Hoffman of the San Diego Padres establishes a new major league record for the most saves for one team: 321.
2004 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants sets a major league record by being walked intentionally four times in a single nine-inning game.
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