Birthday May 01, 1672 Joseph Addison, English essayist (Spectator)
Birthday May 01, 1769 Duke of Wellington, (C), victor at Waterloo, British PM (1828-30)
Birthday May 01, 1830 Mary Harris Jones, (Mother Jones), hell-raiser
Birthday May 01, 1852 Calamity Jane is born
Birthday May 01, 1881 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French philosopher, paleontologist
Birthday May 01, 1887 Alan G. Cunningham, British liberator of Ethiopia, is born
Birthday May 01, 1900 Ignazio Silone, Italian novelist, politician (Bread and Wine)
Birthday May 01, 1909 Kate Smith, singer (God Bless America)
Birthday May 01, 1910 Cliff Battles, NFL halfback (Boston/Washington Redskins)
Birthday May 01, 1916 Glenn Ford, Actor (Big Heat, Midway)
Birthday May 01, 1917 Danielle Darieux, in France
Birthday May 01, 1918 Jack Paar, Tonight Show host
Birthday May 01, 1923 Joseph Heller is born
Birthday May 01, 1925 Chuck Bednarik, NFL center, linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles)
Birthday May 01, 1925 Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Mercury astronaut (Aurora 7)
Birthday May 01, 1930 Ollie Matson, NFL halfback (Cardinals, Rams, Lions, Eagles)
Birthday May 01, 1939 Judy Collins, in Seattle Wash
Birthday May 01, 1945 Rita Coolidge, in Tennessee
History May 01, 1006 Supernova observed in Lupus the Wolf constellation
History May 01, 1682 Louis XIV & his court inaugurate Paris Observatory
History May 01, 1701 England - Wales & Scotland form UK of Great Britain
History May 01, 1786 Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro premieres in Vienna
History May 01, 1840 1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued
History May 01, 1841 1st wagon train leaves Independance - Mo for Cal
History May 01, 1850 John Geary becomes 1st SF mayor
History May 01, 1851 Great Exhibition opens
History May 01, 1860 1st school for deaf founded
History May 01, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville begins
History May 01, 1869 Folies-Bergre opens in Paris
History May 01, 1873 1st US postal card issued
History May 01, 1884 Construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper
History May 01, 1890 May Day
History May 01, 1892 Angel Is US Quarantine Station opens
History May 01, 1898 The Battle of Manila Bay
History May 01, 1915 International Congress of Women adopts resolutions
History May 01, 1920 Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee HR & 50th of career - out of Polo Grounds
History May 01, 1926 Satchel Paige makes pitching debut in Negro Southern League
History May 01, 1926 Dogers & Braves deadlock at 1-1 in 26 innings
History May 01, 1926 Ford factory workers get 40-hour week
History May 01, 1928 Lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration)
History May 01, 1931 Herbert Hoover dedicates Empire State Building
History May 01, 1931 Empire State Building opens in NYC
History May 01, 1932 Charles Lindbergh's baby kidnapped
History May 01, 1941 Citizen Kane released
History May 01, 1947 Radar for coml & private planes 1st demonstrated
History May 01, 1948 Dem People's Rep of Korea (N Korea) established
History May 01, 1949 Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid - (2nd satellite of Neptune)
History May 01, 1951 Mickey Mantle's 1st HR
History May 01, 1955 Bobby Feller's 15th 1-hit or less game
History May 01, 1958 President Eisenhower proclaims Law Day
History May 01, 1960 Russia shoots down Francis Gary Powers' US spy plane
History May 01, 1960 American U-2 spy plane shot down
History May 01, 1961 1st US airplane hijacked to Cuba
History May 01, 1963 An American tops Everest
History May 01, 1964 1st BASIC program run on a computer (Dartmouth)
History May 01, 1969 Senator criticizes Nixon's handling of the war
History May 01, 1972 North Vietnamese troops capture Quang Tri
History May 01, 1975 Islander Parise & Potvin score within 14 seconds in playoffs Flyers 5-Isles 4 - Semi Finals- Flyers hold 2-0 lead
History May 01, 1977 Empress Lilly dedicated
History May 01, 1979 Marshall Islands becomes self-governing
History May 01, 1980 Sabres & Islanders play to 1:20 of 5th period in a playoff
History May 01, 1982 Nordiques 4-Isles 5 (OT) - Semi-Finals- Isles hold 3-0 lead
History May 01, 1991 Rickey Henderson breaks stolen base record
History May 01, 1997 Labour party returns to power in Britain
History May 01, 2002 Former NBA All-Star indicted
History May 01, 2003 Record-breaking tornado wave begins
May 01, 1672 Joseph Addison, English essayist (Spectator)
May 01, 1769 Duke of Wellington, (C), victor at Waterloo, British PM (1828-30)
May 01, 1830 Mary Harris Jones, (Mother Jones), hell-raiser
May 01, 1852 Calamity Jane is born
May 01, 1881 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French philosopher, paleontologist
May 01, 1887 Alan G. Cunningham, British liberator of Ethiopia, is born
May 01, 1900 Ignazio Silone, Italian novelist, politician (Bread and Wine)
May 01, 1909 Kate Smith, singer (God Bless America)
May 01, 1910 Cliff Battles, NFL halfback (Boston/Washington Redskins)
May 01, 1916 Glenn Ford, Actor (Big Heat, Midway)
May 01, 1917 Danielle Darieux, in France
May 01, 1918 Jack Paar, Tonight Show host
May 01, 1923 Joseph Heller is born
May 01, 1925 Chuck Bednarik, NFL center, linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles)
May 01, 1925 Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Mercury astronaut (Aurora 7)
May 01, 1930 Ollie Matson, NFL halfback (Cardinals, Rams, Lions, Eagles)
May 01, 1939 Judy Collins, in Seattle Wash
May 01, 1945 Rita Coolidge, in Tennessee
May 01, 1006 Supernova observed in Lupus the Wolf constellation
May 01, 1682 Louis XIV & his court inaugurate Paris Observatory
May 01, 1701 England - Wales & Scotland form UK of Great Britain
May 01, 1786 Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro premieres in Vienna
May 01, 1840 1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued
May 01, 1841 1st wagon train leaves Independance - Mo for Cal
May 01, 1850 John Geary becomes 1st SF mayor
May 01, 1851 Great Exhibition opens
May 01, 1860 1st school for deaf founded
May 01, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville begins
May 01, 1869 Folies-Bergre opens in Paris
May 01, 1873 1st US postal card issued
May 01, 1884 Construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper
May 01, 1890 May Day
May 01, 1892 Angel Is US Quarantine Station opens
May 01, 1898 The Battle of Manila Bay
May 01, 1915 International Congress of Women adopts resolutions
May 01, 1920 Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee HR & 50th of career - out of Polo Grounds
May 01, 1926 Satchel Paige makes pitching debut in Negro Southern League
May 01, 1926 Dogers & Braves deadlock at 1-1 in 26 innings
May 01, 1926 Ford factory workers get 40-hour week
May 01, 1928 Lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration)
May 01, 1931 Herbert Hoover dedicates Empire State Building
May 01, 1931 Empire State Building opens in NYC
May 01, 1932 Charles Lindbergh's baby kidnapped
May 01, 1941 Citizen Kane released
May 01, 1947 Radar for coml & private planes 1st demonstrated
May 01, 1948 Dem People's Rep of Korea (N Korea) established
May 01, 1949 Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid - (2nd satellite of Neptune)
May 01, 1951 Mickey Mantle's 1st HR
May 01, 1955 Bobby Feller's 15th 1-hit or less game
May 01, 1958 President Eisenhower proclaims Law Day
May 01, 1960 Russia shoots down Francis Gary Powers' US spy plane
May 01, 1960 American U-2 spy plane shot down
May 01, 1961 1st US airplane hijacked to Cuba
May 01, 1963 An American tops Everest
May 01, 1964 1st BASIC program run on a computer (Dartmouth)
May 01, 1969 Senator criticizes Nixon's handling of the war
May 01, 1972 North Vietnamese troops capture Quang Tri
May 01, 1975 Islander Parise & Potvin score within 14 seconds in playoffs Flyers 5-Isles 4 - Semi Finals- Flyers hold 2-0 lead
May 01, 1977 Empress Lilly dedicated
May 01, 1979 Marshall Islands becomes self-governing
May 01, 1980 Sabres & Islanders play to 1:20 of 5th period in a playoff
May 01, 1982 Nordiques 4-Isles 5 (OT) - Semi-Finals- Isles hold 3-0 lead
May 01, 1991 Rickey Henderson breaks stolen base record
May 01, 1997 Labour party returns to power in Britain
May 01, 2002 Former NBA All-Star indicted
May 01, 2003 Record-breaking tornado wave begins