May 7
Today is the 128th day of 2016, there are 238 days left in the year.
1789 - America's first inaugural ball was held in New York City in honor of President George Washington, who had taken the oath of office one week earlier.
1812 - English poet Robert Browning was born in London.
1824 - Beethoven's 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.
1833 - Composer Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany.
1840 - Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, Russia.
1847 - The American Medical Association was organized in Philadelphia.
1915 - A German torpedo sank the British liner Lusitania off the Irish coast, killing nearly 1,200 people.
1939 - Germany and Italy announced a military and political alliance, the Rome-Berlin Axis.
1945 - Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, to take effect the following day, ending the European conflict of World War II.
1954 - The Battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam ended after 55 days with Vietnamese insurgents overrunning French forces.
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 (the 27th Amendment) barring Congress from giving itself a midterm pay raise was ratified when Michigan became the 38th state to approve it.
1992 - NASA unveiled the space shuttle Endeavour, a replacement shuttle for the Challenger.
2000 - Vladimir Putin took the oath of office in Russia's first democratic transfer of power.
2008 - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia's president.
Birthdays
24 - Alexander Ludwig (actor)
26 - Sydney Leroux (soccer player)
27 - Earl Thomas (football player)
31 - Scheana Marie (model)
32 - Kevin Steen (professional wrestler)
32 - Alex Smith (football player)
37 - Frenchie Davis (singer)
38 - Shawn Marion (basketball player)
42 - Breckin Meyer (actor)
48 - Traci Lords (actress)
70 - Michael Rosen (children's author)
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Today in Sports History - May 7
1921 - Behave Yourself wins the Kentucky Derby.
1925 - Pittsburgh Pirates' shortstop Glenn Wright records an unassisted triple play.
1932 - Burgoo King wins the Kentucky Derby.
1938 - Lawrin wins the Kentucky Derby.
1945 - Branch Rickey announces the formation of the US Negro Baseball League.
1949 - Ponder wins the Kentucky Derby.
1955 - Swaps wins the Kentucky Derby.
1959 - At Los Angeles Coliseum, 93,103 people watched the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees.
1960 - Venetian Way wins the Kentucky Derby.
1969 - The Oakland Oaks defeat the Indiana Pacers to win the ABA championship.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the New York Knicks in five games to win the NBA championship.
1977 - Seattle Slew won the Kentucky Derby.
1982 - A federal jury rules that the NFL violated antitrust laws in preventing the Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles.
1983 - Sunny's Halo wins the Kentucky Derby.
1988 - Winning Colors wins the Kentucky Derby.
1994 - Go For Gin wins the Kentucky Derby.
1994 - The Denver Nuggets become the first #8 seed in NBA playoff history to eliminate a #1 seed (Seattle SuperSonics).
2005 - At the age of 46 years and 257 days old, Julio Franco of the Atlanta Braves becomes the second-oldest player to hit a home run in major league baseball history.
2006 - With a 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers, Joe Torre wins his 1000th game, the fourth New York Yankees manager to do so.
2009 - Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez is suspended by Major League Baseball for 50 games after testing positive for a banned substance.
2009 - The Boston Red Sox break an 84-year-old American League record by scoring 12 runs in an inning in a game against the Cleveland Indians.
Today is the 128th day of 2016, there are 238 days left in the year.
1789 - America's first inaugural ball was held in New York City in honor of President George Washington, who had taken the oath of office one week earlier.
1812 - English poet Robert Browning was born in London.
1824 - Beethoven's 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.
1833 - Composer Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany.
1840 - Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, Russia.
1847 - The American Medical Association was organized in Philadelphia.
1915 - A German torpedo sank the British liner Lusitania off the Irish coast, killing nearly 1,200 people.
1939 - Germany and Italy announced a military and political alliance, the Rome-Berlin Axis.
1945 - Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, to take effect the following day, ending the European conflict of World War II.
1954 - The Battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam ended after 55 days with Vietnamese insurgents overrunning French forces.
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 (the 27th Amendment) barring Congress from giving itself a midterm pay raise was ratified when Michigan became the 38th state to approve it.
1992 - NASA unveiled the space shuttle Endeavour, a replacement shuttle for the Challenger.
2000 - Vladimir Putin took the oath of office in Russia's first democratic transfer of power.
2008 - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia's president.
Birthdays
24 - Alexander Ludwig (actor)
26 - Sydney Leroux (soccer player)
27 - Earl Thomas (football player)
31 - Scheana Marie (model)
32 - Kevin Steen (professional wrestler)
32 - Alex Smith (football player)
37 - Frenchie Davis (singer)
38 - Shawn Marion (basketball player)
42 - Breckin Meyer (actor)
48 - Traci Lords (actress)
70 - Michael Rosen (children's author)
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Today in Sports History - May 7
1921 - Behave Yourself wins the Kentucky Derby.
1925 - Pittsburgh Pirates' shortstop Glenn Wright records an unassisted triple play.
1932 - Burgoo King wins the Kentucky Derby.
1938 - Lawrin wins the Kentucky Derby.
1945 - Branch Rickey announces the formation of the US Negro Baseball League.
1949 - Ponder wins the Kentucky Derby.
1955 - Swaps wins the Kentucky Derby.
1959 - At Los Angeles Coliseum, 93,103 people watched the Dodgers beat the New York Yankees.
1960 - Venetian Way wins the Kentucky Derby.
1969 - The Oakland Oaks defeat the Indiana Pacers to win the ABA championship.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the New York Knicks in five games to win the NBA championship.
1977 - Seattle Slew won the Kentucky Derby.
1982 - A federal jury rules that the NFL violated antitrust laws in preventing the Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles.
1983 - Sunny's Halo wins the Kentucky Derby.
1988 - Winning Colors wins the Kentucky Derby.
1994 - Go For Gin wins the Kentucky Derby.
1994 - The Denver Nuggets become the first #8 seed in NBA playoff history to eliminate a #1 seed (Seattle SuperSonics).
2005 - At the age of 46 years and 257 days old, Julio Franco of the Atlanta Braves becomes the second-oldest player to hit a home run in major league baseball history.
2006 - With a 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers, Joe Torre wins his 1000th game, the fourth New York Yankees manager to do so.
2009 - Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez is suspended by Major League Baseball for 50 games after testing positive for a banned substance.
2009 - The Boston Red Sox break an 84-year-old American League record by scoring 12 runs in an inning in a game against the Cleveland Indians.
