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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.
1955 - Tennessee Williams won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
1972 - Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died in Washington at age 77.
1994 - Nelson Mandela was victorious in South Africa's first multi-racial elections.
1997 - The Labour Party's Tony Blair became Prime Minister of Britain, ending 18 years of conservative party rule. At age 44, he was the youngest British prime minister in 185 years.
1999 - Quarterback John Elway announces his retirement from football.
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 - 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 at auction in New York City, setting a new world record for an auctioned piece of art.
2015 - Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Manny Pacquiao by decision in a world welterweight unification title bout 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-to-1 odds.
2022 - A draft was leaked of a Supreme Court ruling throwing out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling that had stood for a half century. The court cautioned that the draft was not final. (The decision would be released in essentially the same form on June 24.)
2023 - The Biden administration said it would send 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions.
Birthdays
34 - Paul George (basketball player)
34 - Kay Panabaker (actress)
37 - Pat McAfee (football player/TV host)
38 - Thomas McDonell (actor)
39 - Sarah Hughes (figure skater)
39 - Lily Allen (singer)
41 - Gaius Charles (actor)
43 - Robert Buckley (actor)
44 - Ellie Kemper (actress)
47 - Jenna Von Oy (actress)
49 - David Beckham (soccer player)
52 - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (actor/professional wrestler)
57 - Mika Brzezinski (TV host)
62 - Ty Herndon (singer)
62 - Elizabeth Berridge (actress)
65 - Brian Tochi (actor)
69 - Donatella Versace (fashion designer)
72 - Christine Baranski (actress)
78 - David Suchet (actor)
79 - Bianca Jagger (actress)
88 - Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 2
1920 - The first game of the National Negro Baseball League was played in Indianapolis.
1923 - Pitcher Walter Johnson threw his 100th career shutout.
1939 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees established a new major league record when he played in his 2,130th consecutive game. It would take another 57 years before Cal Ripken Jr. broke the "iron man" record.
1954 - Stan Musial (St. Louis Cardinals) set a new major league record when he hit 5 home runs against the New York Giants.
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.
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.
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.
2012 - Former NFL star Junior Seau was found shot to death at his home in Oceanside, California, a suicide.
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.
1955 - Tennessee Williams won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
1972 - Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died in Washington at age 77.
1994 - Nelson Mandela was victorious in South Africa's first multi-racial elections.
1997 - The Labour Party's Tony Blair became Prime Minister of Britain, ending 18 years of conservative party rule. At age 44, he was the youngest British prime minister in 185 years.
1999 - Quarterback John Elway announces his retirement from football.
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 - 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 at auction in New York City, setting a new world record for an auctioned piece of art.
2015 - Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Manny Pacquiao by decision in a world welterweight unification title bout 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-to-1 odds.
2022 - A draft was leaked of a Supreme Court ruling throwing out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling that had stood for a half century. The court cautioned that the draft was not final. (The decision would be released in essentially the same form on June 24.)
2023 - The Biden administration said it would send 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions.
Birthdays
34 - Paul George (basketball player)
34 - Kay Panabaker (actress)
37 - Pat McAfee (football player/TV host)
38 - Thomas McDonell (actor)
39 - Sarah Hughes (figure skater)
39 - Lily Allen (singer)
41 - Gaius Charles (actor)
43 - Robert Buckley (actor)
44 - Ellie Kemper (actress)
47 - Jenna Von Oy (actress)
49 - David Beckham (soccer player)
52 - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (actor/professional wrestler)
57 - Mika Brzezinski (TV host)
62 - Ty Herndon (singer)
62 - Elizabeth Berridge (actress)
65 - Brian Tochi (actor)
69 - Donatella Versace (fashion designer)
72 - Christine Baranski (actress)
78 - David Suchet (actor)
79 - Bianca Jagger (actress)
88 - Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 2
1920 - The first game of the National Negro Baseball League was played in Indianapolis.
1923 - Pitcher Walter Johnson threw his 100th career shutout.
1939 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees established a new major league record when he played in his 2,130th consecutive game. It would take another 57 years before Cal Ripken Jr. broke the "iron man" record.
1954 - Stan Musial (St. Louis Cardinals) set a new major league record when he hit 5 home runs against the New York Giants.
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.
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.
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.
2012 - Former NFL star Junior Seau was found shot to death at his home in Oceanside, California, a suicide.
