May 3
Today is the 123rd day of 2017, there are 242 days left in the year.
1515 - Pope Leo X promulgated the bull "Inter sollicitudines" allowing the Catholic Church to review and censor books.
1791 - The Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania adopted a constitution.
1802 - Washington, D.C. was incorporated as a city.
1898 - Israeli founder and prime minister Golda Meir was born Goldie Mabovitch in Ukraine.
1916 - Irish nationalists Padraic Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh were executed by a British firing squad; they were among 16 people put to death for their roles in the Easter Rising.
1921 - West Virginia imposed the nation's first state sales tax.
1937 - Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind".
1947 - Japan's post-war constitution took effect.
1948 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Shelley v. Kraemer that it is unconstitutional for a court to enforce a restrictive covenant which prevents people of a certain race from owning or occupying property.
1960 - The musical "The Fantasticks" opened off-Broadway, beginning a record run of nearly 42 years.
1971 - Anti-war protesters calling themselves the Mayday Tribe, began four days of demonstrations in Washington, D.C., aimed at shutting down the nation's capital.
1971 - The National Public Radio program "All Things Considered" made its debut.
1979 - Margaret Thatcher became the first woman elected prime minister of Great Britain.
1986 - In NASA's first post-Challenger explosion launch, an unmanned Delta rocket lost power in its main engine shortly after takeoff, forcing safety officers to destroy it by remote control.
1987 - The Miami Herald said its reporters had observed a young woman spending "Friday night and most of Saturday" at a Washington townhouse belonging to Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart. (The woman was later identified as Donna Rice; the resulting controversy torpedoed Hart's presidential bid.)
1988 - The White House acknowledged that first lady Nancy Reagan had used astrological advice to help schedule President Ronald Reagan's activities.
1999 - Kansas and Oklahoma were hit by an outbreak of more than 55 tornadoes, including one measuring EF5 on the enhanced Fujita scale. At least 46 people were killed during the storms.
2001 - The United States, a member of the U.N. Human Rights Commission since its inception, lost its seat. (It was restored the following year.)
2003 - New Hampshire's iconic symbol, the granite "Old Man of the Mountain", collapsed in the state's Franconia Mountains.
2005 - Iraq's first democratically elected government was sworn in.
2007 - Astronaut Wally Schirra died at age 84.
2010 - Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad was apprehended aboard a flight preparing to depart New York for Dubai.
Birthdays
21 - Noah Munck (actor)
28 - Nadia Forde (model)
29 - Danielle Armstrong (reality star)
31 - Poppy Delevingne (model)
36 - Charlie Brooks (actress)
40 - Eric Church (country singer)
42 - Dule Hill (actor)
42 - Christina Hendricks (actress)
47 - Bobby Cannavale (actor)
52 - Rob Brydon (actor)
83 - Frankie Valli (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 3
1900 - Lieutenant Gibson wins the Kentucky Derby.
1902 - Alan-a-Dale wins the Kentucky Derby.
1909 - Wintergreen wins the Kentucky Derby.
1936 - Joe DiMaggio made his major league debut with the New York Yankees.
1941 - Whirlaway wins the Kentucky Derby.
1947 - Jet Pilot wins the Kentucky Derby.
1952 - The Kentucky Derby was televised nationally for the first time on CBS; the winner was Hill Gail, ridden by Eddie Arcaro.
1969 - Majestic Prince wins the Kentucky Derby.
1970 - The New York Knicks defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1973 - George Brett of the Kansas City Royals records his first career hit.
1975 - Foolish Pleasure wins the Kentucky Derby.
1979 - Bobby Bonds becomes the second player in major league history to hit 300 career home runs and also have 300 career stolen bases.
1980 - Genuine Risk wins the Kentucky Derby.
1980 - Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hits his 521st and final home run of his career.
1986 - At the age of 54, legendary horse jockey Bill Shoemaker became the oldest person to win the Kentucky Derby, riding Ferdinand to victory.
1986 - Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) became the 6th player to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game.
1992 - New York Mets' player Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 homeruns.
1997 - Silver Charm wins the Kentucky Derby.
2007 - The Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks to win the opening round of the Western Conference NBA playoffs. It was the first time a No. 8 seeded team had eliminated a No. 1 seeded team in a seven-game playoff series.
2008 - Big Brown wins the Kentucky Derby. Runner-up Eight Belles broke both front ankles during the race and was immediately euthanized. Attendance was 157,770, the second-largest in the history of the race.
2014 - California Chrome won the Kentucky Derby.
2015 - American Pharoah won the Kentucky Derby on its way to winning the Triple Crown. A record-crowd of 170,513 people were in attendance at Churchill Downs.
Today is the 123rd day of 2017, there are 242 days left in the year.
1515 - Pope Leo X promulgated the bull "Inter sollicitudines" allowing the Catholic Church to review and censor books.
1791 - The Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania adopted a constitution.
1802 - Washington, D.C. was incorporated as a city.
1898 - Israeli founder and prime minister Golda Meir was born Goldie Mabovitch in Ukraine.
1916 - Irish nationalists Padraic Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh were executed by a British firing squad; they were among 16 people put to death for their roles in the Easter Rising.
1921 - West Virginia imposed the nation's first state sales tax.
1937 - Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind".
1947 - Japan's post-war constitution took effect.
1948 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Shelley v. Kraemer that it is unconstitutional for a court to enforce a restrictive covenant which prevents people of a certain race from owning or occupying property.
1960 - The musical "The Fantasticks" opened off-Broadway, beginning a record run of nearly 42 years.
1971 - Anti-war protesters calling themselves the Mayday Tribe, began four days of demonstrations in Washington, D.C., aimed at shutting down the nation's capital.
1971 - The National Public Radio program "All Things Considered" made its debut.
1979 - Margaret Thatcher became the first woman elected prime minister of Great Britain.
1986 - In NASA's first post-Challenger explosion launch, an unmanned Delta rocket lost power in its main engine shortly after takeoff, forcing safety officers to destroy it by remote control.
1987 - The Miami Herald said its reporters had observed a young woman spending "Friday night and most of Saturday" at a Washington townhouse belonging to Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart. (The woman was later identified as Donna Rice; the resulting controversy torpedoed Hart's presidential bid.)
1988 - The White House acknowledged that first lady Nancy Reagan had used astrological advice to help schedule President Ronald Reagan's activities.
1999 - Kansas and Oklahoma were hit by an outbreak of more than 55 tornadoes, including one measuring EF5 on the enhanced Fujita scale. At least 46 people were killed during the storms.
2001 - The United States, a member of the U.N. Human Rights Commission since its inception, lost its seat. (It was restored the following year.)
2003 - New Hampshire's iconic symbol, the granite "Old Man of the Mountain", collapsed in the state's Franconia Mountains.
2005 - Iraq's first democratically elected government was sworn in.
2007 - Astronaut Wally Schirra died at age 84.
2010 - Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad was apprehended aboard a flight preparing to depart New York for Dubai.
Birthdays
21 - Noah Munck (actor)
28 - Nadia Forde (model)
29 - Danielle Armstrong (reality star)
31 - Poppy Delevingne (model)
36 - Charlie Brooks (actress)
40 - Eric Church (country singer)
42 - Dule Hill (actor)
42 - Christina Hendricks (actress)
47 - Bobby Cannavale (actor)
52 - Rob Brydon (actor)
83 - Frankie Valli (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 3
1900 - Lieutenant Gibson wins the Kentucky Derby.
1902 - Alan-a-Dale wins the Kentucky Derby.
1909 - Wintergreen wins the Kentucky Derby.
1936 - Joe DiMaggio made his major league debut with the New York Yankees.
1941 - Whirlaway wins the Kentucky Derby.
1947 - Jet Pilot wins the Kentucky Derby.
1952 - The Kentucky Derby was televised nationally for the first time on CBS; the winner was Hill Gail, ridden by Eddie Arcaro.
1969 - Majestic Prince wins the Kentucky Derby.
1970 - The New York Knicks defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1973 - George Brett of the Kansas City Royals records his first career hit.
1975 - Foolish Pleasure wins the Kentucky Derby.
1979 - Bobby Bonds becomes the second player in major league history to hit 300 career home runs and also have 300 career stolen bases.
1980 - Genuine Risk wins the Kentucky Derby.
1980 - Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hits his 521st and final home run of his career.
1986 - At the age of 54, legendary horse jockey Bill Shoemaker became the oldest person to win the Kentucky Derby, riding Ferdinand to victory.
1986 - Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) became the 6th player to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game.
1992 - New York Mets' player Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 homeruns.
1997 - Silver Charm wins the Kentucky Derby.
2007 - The Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks to win the opening round of the Western Conference NBA playoffs. It was the first time a No. 8 seeded team had eliminated a No. 1 seeded team in a seven-game playoff series.
2008 - Big Brown wins the Kentucky Derby. Runner-up Eight Belles broke both front ankles during the race and was immediately euthanized. Attendance was 157,770, the second-largest in the history of the race.
2014 - California Chrome won the Kentucky Derby.
2015 - American Pharoah won the Kentucky Derby on its way to winning the Triple Crown. A record-crowd of 170,513 people were in attendance at Churchill Downs.
