May 2
1863 - During the Civil War, 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 its new cereal, “Cheerioats,” to six test markets. (The cereal was later renamed “Cheerios.”)
1945 - The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin during World War II.
1969- The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II departed on her 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 - Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died in Washington, D.C. at age 77.
1994 - Nelson Mandela was victorious in South Africa's first multi-racial election.
1997 - The Labour Party's Tony Blair became prime minister of Britain, ending 18 years of conservative rule. At age 444, he was the youngest British 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. (A judge later threw out the plea agreement; England was then convicted in a court-martial and received a three-year sentence, of which she served half.)
2010 - Record rains and flash floods in Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee caused more than 30 deaths and submerged the Grand Ole Opry House stage.
2011 - Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who’d been killed hours earlier in a raid by elite American forces at his Pakistan compound, was buried at sea.
2012 - A pastel version of "The Scream" by painter Edvard Munch sold for $120 million in a New York City auction, establishing a world record price for an auctioned piece of art.
2018 - The Boy Scouts of America announced that the group’s flagship program would undergo a name change; after being known simply as the Boy Scouts for 108 years, the program would now be called Scouts BSA. (The change came as girls were about to enter the ranks.)
2022 - A draft was leaked of a Supreme Court ruling throwing out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling that had stood for half a century. The Court cautioned that the draft was not final.
Birthdays
32 - Olivia Attwood (reality star)
33 - Paul George (basketball player)
33 - Kay Panabaker (actress)
37 - Thomas McDonell (actor)
38 - Sarah Hughes (figure skater)
38 - Lily Allen (singer)
38 - Lily Rose Cooper (singer)
40 - Gaius Charles (actor)
42 - Robert Buckley (actor)
43 - Ellie Kemper (actress)
46 - Jenna Von Oy (actress)
48 - David Beckham (soccer player)
51 - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (actor/professional wrestler)
56 - Mika Brzezinski (TV host)
61 - Ty Herndon (singer)
61 - Elizabeth Berridge (actress)
64 - Brian Tochi (actor)
68 - Donatella Versace (fashion designer)
71 - Christine Baranski (actress)
75 - Larry Gatlin (singer)
87 - Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 2
1909 - Honus T. Wagner steals his way around the bases in the first inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs.
1920 - In Indianapolis, the first game of the National Negro Baseball League was played.
1939 - Lou Gehrig established a new MLB record when he played in his 2,130th consecutive game. (It would stand for 57 years until broken by Cal Ripken Jr.)
1954 - Stan Musial (St. Louis Cardinals) set a new major league record when he hit 5 home runs against the New York Giants.
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 the NBA championship.
1970 - Jockey Diane Crump became the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby; she finished in 15th place aboard Fathom. (The winning horse was Dust Commander.)
1978 - The Houston Oilers select Texas running back Earl Campbell with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1988 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) was suspended for 30 games for pushing an umpire.
1999 - Quarterback 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 by decision in 12 rounds in a world welterweight unification title fight that shatters all financial records for a boxing match.
2016 - Leicester City wins the English Premier League title after starting the season at 5,000:1 odds.
1863 - During the Civil War, 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 its new cereal, “Cheerioats,” to six test markets. (The cereal was later renamed “Cheerios.”)
1945 - The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin during World War II.
1969- The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II departed on her 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 - Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died in Washington, D.C. at age 77.
1994 - Nelson Mandela was victorious in South Africa's first multi-racial election.
1997 - The Labour Party's Tony Blair became prime minister of Britain, ending 18 years of conservative rule. At age 444, he was the youngest British 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. (A judge later threw out the plea agreement; England was then convicted in a court-martial and received a three-year sentence, of which she served half.)
2010 - Record rains and flash floods in Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee caused more than 30 deaths and submerged the Grand Ole Opry House stage.
2011 - Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who’d been killed hours earlier in a raid by elite American forces at his Pakistan compound, was buried at sea.
2012 - A pastel version of "The Scream" by painter Edvard Munch sold for $120 million in a New York City auction, establishing a world record price for an auctioned piece of art.
2018 - The Boy Scouts of America announced that the group’s flagship program would undergo a name change; after being known simply as the Boy Scouts for 108 years, the program would now be called Scouts BSA. (The change came as girls were about to enter the ranks.)
2022 - A draft was leaked of a Supreme Court ruling throwing out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling that had stood for half a century. The Court cautioned that the draft was not final.
Birthdays
32 - Olivia Attwood (reality star)
33 - Paul George (basketball player)
33 - Kay Panabaker (actress)
37 - Thomas McDonell (actor)
38 - Sarah Hughes (figure skater)
38 - Lily Allen (singer)
38 - Lily Rose Cooper (singer)
40 - Gaius Charles (actor)
42 - Robert Buckley (actor)
43 - Ellie Kemper (actress)
46 - Jenna Von Oy (actress)
48 - David Beckham (soccer player)
51 - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (actor/professional wrestler)
56 - Mika Brzezinski (TV host)
61 - Ty Herndon (singer)
61 - Elizabeth Berridge (actress)
64 - Brian Tochi (actor)
68 - Donatella Versace (fashion designer)
71 - Christine Baranski (actress)
75 - Larry Gatlin (singer)
87 - Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 2
1909 - Honus T. Wagner steals his way around the bases in the first inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs.
1920 - In Indianapolis, the first game of the National Negro Baseball League was played.
1939 - Lou Gehrig established a new MLB record when he played in his 2,130th consecutive game. (It would stand for 57 years until broken by Cal Ripken Jr.)
1954 - Stan Musial (St. Louis Cardinals) set a new major league record when he hit 5 home runs against the New York Giants.
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 the NBA championship.
1970 - Jockey Diane Crump became the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby; she finished in 15th place aboard Fathom. (The winning horse was Dust Commander.)
1978 - The Houston Oilers select Texas running back Earl Campbell with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1988 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) was suspended for 30 games for pushing an umpire.
1999 - Quarterback 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 by decision in 12 rounds in a world welterweight unification title fight that shatters all financial records for a boxing match.
2016 - Leicester City wins the English Premier League title after starting the season at 5,000:1 odds.
