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What happened in history on this day: May 2?
On May 2 in ...
- 1776 - France and Spain agree to donate arms to American rebels.
- 1792 - The US government borrows US$400,000 from the Bank of United States for protecting the frontier.
- 1803 - Robert Livingston of the US signs Treaty of Cession for Louisiana Purchase.
- 1853 - Franconi's Hippodrome opens (New York City, New York).
- 1863 - Confederate General Thomas Jackson attacks Chancellorsville, Virginia; is wounded by his own men; South defeats North.
- 1865 - US President Andrew Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of CSA President Jefferson Davis.
- 1878 - US Congress repeals the 20-cent piece act.
- 1885 - Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale in the USA for the first time.
- 1890 - Territory of Oklahoma is created.
- 1916 - US President Woodrow Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act.
- 1918 - General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
- 1941 - The Federal Communications Commission agrees to let regular scheduling of TV broadcasts by commercial TV stations begin on July 1.
- 1946 - Prisoners begin revolt at Alcatraz prison in California.
- 1956 - US Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus.
- 1956 - US Methodist church disallows race separation.
- 1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.
- 1972 - Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine - 126 die (Kellogg, Idaho, USA).
- 1972 - Lieutenant General Vernon A Walters becomes deputy director of US Central Intelligence Agency.
- 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1973 - Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sells a US 1868 3-cent rose George Washington postage stamp with "B" grill embossing for US$23,000 The stamp is one of four known; this is the first time one is sold at public auction.
- 1974 - Former US Vice President Spiro Agnew is disbarred.
- 1979 - 14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers and Barbara Mandrell win.
- 1980 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1982 - The Weather Channel (United States) airs on cable television for the first time.
- 1983 - In Coalinga, California, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurs, injuring 487.
- 1984 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1985 - Microsoft introduces the Excel spreadsheet program for the Macintosh. Despite Lotus Development releasing Jazz four months before Excel ships, Excel quickly dominates the market, increasing sales of the Macintosh just as VisiCalc and Lotus 1-2-3 had done for their platforms earlier.
- 1985 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1994 - Dr Kevokian found innocent on assisting suicides.
- 1997 - Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders.
- 1999 - Norman J. Sirnic and Karen Sirnic are murdered by the serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz in a parsonage in Weimar, Texas (his fourth and fifth victims in his fourth slaying incident).
- 2000 - Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the U.S. military.
- 2005 - The Pontiac Grand Am car ceases production at the 100 year-old Lansing Car Assembly plant.
- 2009 - The Pilgrim's Plunge water ride opens at Holiday World in Indiana, USA, the world's largest water ride drop at 131 feet high and 45-degree slope.
- 2023 - About 11,500 film and television writers of the Writers Guild of America go on strike in the USA; previous strike was 15 years ago.
Births on May 2
- 1887 - Birth of Edward Collins New York, USA; Hall of Fame infielder (Chicago White Sox, Athletics).
- 1895 - Birth of Peggy Bacon in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA; author/illustrator (Off With Their Heads).
- 1902 - Birth of Erin O'Brien-Moore in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Peyton Place, Our Little Girl).
- 1903 - Birth of Benjamin Spock in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; pediatrician/author (Common Sense Book of Baby Care) (dies 1998).
- 1906 - Birth of Aileen Riggin in Newport, Rhode Island, USA; springboard diver (Olympics-gold-1920, 1924).
- 1907 - Birth of Pinky Lee AKA Pincus Leff in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; children's show host (Pinky Lee Show) (dies 1993).
- 1908 - Birth of William Bakewell in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Stage manager - Pinky Lee Show).
- 1915 - Birth of Van Alexander in New York City, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Gordon MacRae Show).
- 1919 - Birth of Than Wyenn in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Pete Kelly's Blues).
- 1925 - Birth of Roscoe Lee Browne in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA; actor (All in the Family, McCoy, Maude, Sanford and Son, Good Times, Barney Miller, Saunders - Soap, The Cosby Show (1986, Emmy award)).
- 1932 - Birth of Bruce Glover in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Diamonds are Forever).
- 1936 - Birth of Michael Rabin in New York City, New York, USA; violinist (In Memorium).
- 1936 - Birth of Quinn Redeker in Woodstock, Illinois, USA; actor (Dan Raven, The Young and the Restless).
- 1937 - Birth of Lorenzo Music in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (voice of Garfield the cat, voice of the unseen Carlton the Doorman - Rhoda TV show), writer/producer (The Bob Newhart Show).
- 1940 - Birth of Roger Robinson in Seattle, Washington, USA; actor (Warren - Friends, Newman's Law).
- 1946 - Birth of Lesley Gore in Tenafly, New Jersey, USA; singer ("It's My Party").
- 1947 - Birth of Jo Ann Pflug in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actress (MASH, Candid Camera, Rituals).
- 1948 - Birth of Larry Gatlin in Seminole, Texas, USA; country singer (Gatlin Brothers - "Broken Lady").
- 1950 - Birth of Lou Gramm in Rochester, New York, USA; rocker (Foreigner - "I Want to Know What Love Is").
- 1952 - Birth of Christine Baranski in Buffalo, New York, USA; actress (Maryann - Cybil, Birdcage).
- 1957 - Birth of Domonic L Pudwill Gorie in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA; US Navy/astronaut (STS-91).
- 1959 - Birth of Brian Tochi in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Dr Alan Poe - St Elsewhere, Renegades).
- 1962 - Birth of Elizabeth Berridge in Westchester, New York, USA; actress (Amadeus, Funhouse, The John Larroquette Show, Powers That Be).
- 1964 - Birth of Kelly Michael Gibson in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; PGA golfer (1995 Bob Hope-7th).
- 1972 - Birth of Jill Savery in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Miles Joseph in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; soccer forward (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Mark Johnson in Dayton, Ohio; baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Amy D'Entremont in Stonehamm, Massachusetts; figure skater (1995 New England Junior champion).
Deaths on May 2
- 1957 - Joseph McCarthy, communist-hunting American senator (Republican-Wisconsin), dies at age 47.
- 1963 - Van Wyck Brooks, US historian (Ordeal of Mark Twain), dies at age 77.
- 1972 - J Edgar Hoover, head of US FBI (1924-72), dies at age 77.
- 1982 - Death of Helmut Dantine, American actor/director/producer, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, of a massive coronary at age 64 (born 1917).
- 1992 - Wilbur Mills, American politician (Representative-Democrat-Arkansas)/involved with Fanne Foxe, dies at age 82.
- 2008 - Death of Mildred Loving in the USA, at age 68. Loving was a black who married a white, and the ACLU fought for court recognition that the state could not infringe on marriage.
- 2009 - Marilyn French, author of The Women's Room, dies of heart failure at age 79 in New York.
- 2016 - Death of Afeni Shakur, American music businesswoman (born 1947).
- 2022 - Death of Kailia Posey in Whatcom County, Washington, USA, by suicide at age 16; actor (Toddlers & Tiaras).
- 2023 - Death of Tori Bowie at age 32, found dead; American track-and-field athlete (2017 World Championships - gold), co-founder and president of Saysh.
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