- 1602] If you’re fond of sand dunes and salty air: Bartholomew Gosnold, an English explorer known as “The Columbus of New England”, discovers Cape Cod (our favorite spot in N.E.) (5/15)…
- 1888] Not Cousin Brucie: Emile Berliner becomes the first radio disc jockey when his voice is heard on a flat disc demo (5/16)...
- 1930] Coffee, tea or me?: Ellen Church becomes the first airline stewardess. Ellen serves fliers on United Airlines between San Francisco and Cheyenne (WY) (5/15)…
- 1939] It'll never work: Princeton beats Columbia 2-1 in 10 innings at Baker Field in the first televised baseball game on experimental W2XBS (5/17). The New York Times review: "It is difficult to see how this sort of thing can catch the public fancy." Yeah, okay...
- 1941] The Streaker: Joe DiMaggio goes 1-for-4 and starts his 56-consecutive game hitting streak (5/15). This is an untouchable record...
- 1957] At the Copa: A brawl breaks out at the 29th birthday party for Billy Martin at the Copacabana (5/16). Billy, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Johnny Kucks, Hank Bauer and assorted spouses take part in the melee. Lots of fines are handed down and in four weeks Billy Martin wears a Kansas City uniform...
- 1970] Hammerin' Hank: Henry Aaron singles and homers in a game against the Reds giving him 3,000 hits and 570 home runs (5/17). Only two other players have had 3,000 hits and 500 or more home runs: Willie Mays and Eddie Murray...
- 1972] A campaign comes to a tragic end: Democratic would-be presidential nominee George C. Wallace is shot and paralyzed by gunman Arthur Bremer while campaigning in Laurel (MD) (5/15)…
- 1998] Perfecto: David Wells pitches a perfect game at Yankee Stadium in a Yankee win over Minnesota (5/17). It's just the 13th perfecto in the modern era of baseball...
- 2002] Finding a pearl: The remains of kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, 38, are found (5/16) and will be returned to his wife...For more on May 15 - 17th:
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