- 1822] John Phillips becomes the first Mayor of Boston...
- 1931] The Empire State Building turns 77 today. It was May 1st, 1931 when President Herbert Hoover pressed a button in Washington, D.C. officially opening the tallest building in New York City...
- 1939] Batman Comics hit the streets and will eventually work its way to TV...
- 1941] General Mills introduces Cheerios...
- 1951] Debuting on this date: Mickey Mantle hits his first home run in an 8-3 Yankee loss in Chicago. Randy Gumpert was the victim...1952] Mr. Potato Head is born to Mama Potato Head...1957] Larry King broadcasts his first radio show...1961] The first American airline (National Airlines) is hijacked to Cuba...
- 1960] The Soviet Union shoots down an American U-2 spy plane and captures pilot Francis Gary Powers...
- 1967] Wedding Bells: Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu tie the knot. They will be married until 1973...
- 1989] Police in California are called to what they think is a robbery at a jewelry store only to find Michael Jackson shopping in a disguise...
- 1991] 44-year old Nolan Ryan (Texas) pitches his 7th no-hitter (vs. Toronto). No other pitcher in baseball history is even close to that mark. No one ever will be either...
- 2003] George W. Bush lands in a jet on the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln off the California coast and in a speech to the nation declared that major combat in Iraq is over. Ooooooohkay...
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