- 1936] Debuted on this date: Future Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio makes his major league debut with 3 hits (5/3)...1959] The first Grammy Awards Show is hosted by Mort Sahl. The "Record of the Year": "Nel Blu dipinto di Blu (Volare)", the "Album of the Year": "The Music of Peter Gunn" - Henry Mancini (5/4)...1971] National Public Radio a.k.a. NPR makes its debut (5/3)...
- 1952] Derby Doings: Jockey Eddie Arcaro becomes the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby 5 times when he guides Hill Gail to the finish line first in the 77th running of the legendary race (5/3)...1957] Bill Shoemaker misjudges the finish line as his horse Gallant Man finishes second to Iron Leige (5/4)...1986] At the age of 54, Shoemaker becomes the oldest jockey to win the big race aboard Ferdinand. The trainer of the horse, Charlie Whittingham was 73 (not a record) (5/3)...
- 1970] Four dead in O-hi-o: Four die and 9 others are wounded by Ohio National Guardsmen in the tragedy at Kent State (5/4). The girl (Mary Ann Vecchio) standing over one of the students shot was not a student but a runaway. John Filo, a photojournalism student won a Pulitzer Prize for that photo...
- 1974] The filming of "Jaws" begins on Martha's Vineyard. Next time you visit the Cape, take the boat over for a tour. They point out the spot near a small bridge where filming actually took place. They say that the extras in the water were frozen from the temperature of the cold water which was in the 50's (5/2)...
- 1991] Curtains: "Dallas" airs its last episode (5/3). The show debuted in April, 1978 and broke ratings records in 1980 when 8.6 million viewers watched the "Who Shot J.R." episode...
- 2000] 'Happy Trails': Cardinal John O'Connor, the archbishop of New York, dies from a brain tumor at 80 (5/3)...2006] Earl Woods, father of Tiger, dies from prostate cancer at 74 (5/3)...
- 2001] Murder in Hollywood: Bonny Lee Bakley, wife of Robert Blake is shot to death in Los Angeles (5/4)...
- 2002] Seattle's Mike Cameron (who would go on to briefly join the Mets) becomes the 13th major leaguer to hit 4 home runs in a game in a 15-4 Mariner thrashing of the White Sox (5/2)...
- 2003] The MLB players association agrees to a 2-year experiment in which the winning league in the All-Star game will have home field advantage (one extra home game) during the World Series (5/2). Apparently this is now a fixture cause they're still doing it...
- 2006] Al-Quaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui is given a life sentence (5/3) for his role in the 911 terrorists attack on the World Trade Center...
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