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Events on the 2nd of May in history

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02 May 1194 King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
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02 May 1230 William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great.
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02 May 1335 Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia.
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02 May 1345 "Quaden Maendach" in Gent: Battles between volders and weavers
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02 May 1497 John Cabot departs to North-America
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02 May 1526 German evangelical monarchy joins Schmalkaldische League
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02 May 1536 King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest
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02 May 1536 Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
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02 May 1559 John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.
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02 May 1568 Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
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02 May 1595 King Philip II names Albrecht of Austria land guardian of Neth
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02 May 1598 France and Spain signs Peace of Vervins
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02 May 1611 The King James Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
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02 May 1652 Frederik Hendriks daughter Albertine Agnes marries Willem Frederik
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02 May 1668 1st peace of Aken: ends French-Spanish war in The Netherlands
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02 May 1668 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, ends War of Devolution
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02 May 1670 King Charles II charters Hudson Bay Company
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02 May 1670 King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
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02 May 1672 John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
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02 May 1703 Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant
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02 May 1749 Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform"
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02 May 1776 France and Spain agreed to give weapons to American rebels
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02 May 1780 William Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris
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02 May 1808 Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid
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02 May 1808 Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
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02 May 1812 The Siege of Cuautla during the Mexican War of Independence ends with both sides claiming victory after Mexican rebels under José María Morelos y Pavón abandon the city after 72 days under siege by royalist Spanish troops under Félix María Calleja.
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02 May 1816 Marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Princess Charlotte of Wales.
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02 May 1824 Goethe visits Ettersberg (Buchenwald)
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02 May 1829 After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
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02 May 1833 Czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs
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02 May 1847 Sabbath famine
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02 May 1863 South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
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02 May 1863 Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville, wounded by his own men
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02 May 1863 American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
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02 May 1865 President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis
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02 May 1866 Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
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02 May 1876 Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League
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02 May 1876 The April Uprising breaks out in Bulgaria.
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02 May 1878 US stops minting 20 cent coin
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02 May 1879 The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded in Casa Labra Pub (city of Madrid) by the historical Spanish workers' leader Pablo Iglesias.
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02 May 1885 "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published
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02 May 1885 Congo Free State forms by King Leopold II of Belgium
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02 May 1885 The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
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02 May 1885 Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
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02 May 1885 Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.
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02 May 1887 Hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film
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02 May 1889 Abyssinian Emperor Menelik II / Italy signs Treaty of Wichale
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02 May 1889 Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs a treaty of amity with Italy, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
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02 May 1890 Territory of Oklahoma created
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02 May 1900 George Bernard Shaws "You Never Can Tell, " premieres in London
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02 May 1902 "A Trip To The Moon, " the 1st science fiction film released
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02 May 1903 29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker aboard Judge Himes wins in 2:09
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02 May 1905 French newspapers publish lists of Jules Vernes unpublished work
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02 May 1906 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8
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02 May 1906 Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
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02 May 1907 Belgium Jules baron de Trooz forms Belgian government
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02 May 1909 Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs
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02 May 1915 Old Fordham Road in Bronx renamed Landing Road
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02 May 1916 2nd Ave and Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Pl renamed Sycamore Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe and Selwyn Avenue named
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02 May 1916 US President Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act
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02 May 1918 General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
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02 May 1919 1st US air passenger service starts
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02 May 1920 1st game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis
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02 May 1920 The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
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02 May 1921 Begin 3rd anti-German revolt in Upper-Silesia
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02 May 1922 WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Ft Worth, Texas
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02 May 1923 Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yanks 3-0
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02 May 1924 Netherlands refuses to recognize USSR
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02 May 1926 US military intervenes in Nicaragua
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02 May 1927 International Economic Conference (52 countries including USSR) opens
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02 May 1927 Pulitzer prize awarded to Louis Bromfield (Early Autumn)
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02 May 1928 KPQ-AM in Wenatchee WA begins radio transmissions
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02 May 1930 Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st ballpark with permanently installed lights
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02 May 1932 Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S Buck (Good Earth)
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02 May 1932 Comedian Jack Benny's radio show airs for the first time.
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02 May 1933 In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions
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02 May 1933 Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler bans trade unions.
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02 May 1936 "Peter & Wolf" premieres in Moscow
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02 May 1936 62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6
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02 May 1936 Emperor Haile Selassie and family flee Abyssinia
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02 May 1938 Ella Fitzgerald records "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"
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02 May 1938 Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town)
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02 May 1939 Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yanks beat Tigers 22-2
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02 May 1941 FCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1
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02 May 1941 Nazi occupied Netherlands layoff Jewish journalists
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02 May 1941 Ted Williams lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400
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02 May 1941 Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
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02 May 1942 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4
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02 May 1942 Japanese troops occupy Mandalay Burma
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02 May 1943 German troops vacate Jefna Tunisia
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02 May 1944 WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in NYC (DUM / MET / FOX) 1st broadcast
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02 May 1945 Allies occupy Wismar
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02 May 1945 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana reach Gilze-Rijen
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02 May 1945 German Army in Italy surrenders
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02 May 1945 Russia takes Berlin; General Weidling surrenders
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02 May 1945 Yugoslav troops occupy Trieste
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02 May 1945 World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death.
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02 May 1945 World War II: Italian Campaign: General Heinrich von Vietinghoff signs the official instrument of surrender of all Wehrmacht forces in Italy.
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02 May 1945 World War II: Fall of Berlin: The Soviet Union announces the capture of Berlin and Soviet soldiers hoist their red flag over the Reichstag building.
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02 May 1946 Prisoners revolt at Alcatraz, 5 die
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02 May 1946 The "Battle of Alcatraz" takes place; two guards and three inmates are killed.
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02 May 1949 Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman"
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02 May 1949 Bolivian state of siege proclaimed
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02 May 1949 Don Newcombe, 1st start, shuts out Cincinnati on 5 hits to win 3-0
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02 May 1950 Carlo Terrons "Giuditta, " premieres in Milan
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02 May 1950 Dutch 1st Chamber accept Laws on immigration
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02 May 1950 Dutch Prime Minister Malan recognizes South-Africa but not China PR
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02 May 1952 1st scheduled jet airliner passenger service began with a BOAC Comet
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02 May 1952 Operations begin at United Suriname Workers of the Netherlands which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers
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02 May 1952 The world's first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1 makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg.
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02 May 1953 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02
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02 May 1953 Feisal II installed as King of Iraq
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02 May 1953 Hussein I installed as King of Jordan
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02 May 1954 Stan Musial hits 5 HRs in a doubleheader
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02 May 1955 India poses discrimination "onaanraakbaren" punishable
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02 May 1955 Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof)
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02 May 1955 WGBH TV channel 2 in Boston, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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02 May 1955 Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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02 May 1956 US Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus
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02 May 1956 US Methodist church disallows race separation
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02 May 1958 Yanks threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into New York City
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02 May 1959 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2
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02 May 1960 Harry Belafonte 2nd Carnegie Hall performance
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02 May 1960 House investigating committee, looking into payola questions
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02 May 1960 Pulitzer prize awarded to Al Drury (Advice & Consent)
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02 May 1962 Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I
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02 May 1962 OAS strikes in Algeria
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02 May 1962 WMHT TV channel 17 in Schenectady-Alby-Tro, New York (PBS) 1st broadcast
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02 May 1963 Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.
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02 May 1964 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00
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02 May 1964 Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ
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02 May 1964 First ascent of Shishapangma the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.
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02 May 1964 Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the USS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Viet Cong forces are suspected of placing a bomb on the ship. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later.
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02 May 1965 "New Faces of 1965" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 52 performances
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02 May 1965 Early Bird satellite goes into commercial service
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02 May 1965 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational
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02 May 1965 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
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02 May 1966 Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger Jr (Thousand Days)
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02 May 1968 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 2
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02 May 1968 Gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London
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02 May 1968 Israeli television begins transmitting
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02 May 1969 British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves on maiden voyage to New York
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02 May 1969 The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
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02 May 1970 1st woman jockey at Kentucky Derby (Diane Crump)
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02 May 1970 96th Kentucky Derby: Mike Manganello on Dust Commander wins 2:03.4
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02 May 1970 KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, AZ (NBC) 1st broadcast
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02 May 1971 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
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02 May 1972 Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine. 126 die (Kellogg Idaho)
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02 May 1972 Lieutenant General Vernon A Walters, USA, becomes Deputy Director of CIA
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02 May 1972 In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, ID, killing 91 workers.
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02 May 1974 Former VP Spiro Agnew disbarred
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02 May 1975 Apple records closes down
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02 May 1976 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic
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02 May 1977 "King & I" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 719 performances
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02 May 1978 NBA championship: Portland Trailblazers win in 4 games
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02 May 1979 "Quadrophenia" premieres in London
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02 May 1979 14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers and Barbara Mandrell
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02 May 1980 Joseph Doherty and 3 other IRA men arrested for murder
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02 May 1980 Pope John Paul II begins African tour
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02 May 1980 Referendum on system of government held in Nepal.
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02 May 1981 107th Kentucky Derby: Jorge Velasquez on Pleasant Colony wins in 2:02
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02 May 1981 Radio Shack re-releases Model III TRSDOS 1.3 with 2 fixes
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02 May 1982 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
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02 May 1982 Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men
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02 May 1982 Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
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02 May 1983 6.7 earthquake injures 487 in Coalinga, California
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02 May 1984 "Sunday in the Park with George" opens at Booth NYC for 604 performances
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02 May 1986 Dynamo Kiev wins 26th Europe Cup II
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02 May 1986 Transportation Expo 86 opens in Vancouver, BC
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02 May 1986 Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster
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02 May 1987 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4
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02 May 1988 Baltimore Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Baltimore and get a new park
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02 May 1988 Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump
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02 May 1989 Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.
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02 May 1990 "Some Americans Abroad" opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 62 performances
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02 May 1990 South Africa and African National Congress open talks to end apartheid
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02 May 1992 "High Rollers Social & Pleasure Club" opens at H Hayes NYC 14 performances
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02 May 1992 118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03
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02 May 1992 Yugoslav Army seize Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic
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02 May 1993 "Tango Passion" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 5 performances
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02 May 1993 Kristi Albers wins Sprint Golf Classic
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02 May 1993 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament
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02 May 1993 "Candida" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances
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02 May 1993 "Redwood Curtain" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 40 performances
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02 May 1994 Bus crashes into a tree at Gdansk Poland, 30 killed
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02 May 1994 Dr Kervokian found innocent on assisting suicides
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02 May 1994 Michael Bolton found plagurized Isley Bros "Love is Wonderful Thing"
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02 May 1994 A bus crashes in Gdańsk, Poland killing 32 people.
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02 May 1995 "Hamlet" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 121 performances
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02 May 1995 Expos bat out of order against Mets in 6th inning
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02 May 1995 Serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six
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02 May 1995 During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians.
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02 May 1997 Donald Trump and Marla Maples announce they are separating
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02 May 1997 Mercury Mail announces its 1 millionth internet subscriber
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02 May 1997 Police arrest transsexual hooker Atisone Seiuli with Eddie Murphy
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02 May 1997 Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders
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02 May 1998 124th Kentucky Derby
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02 May 1998 The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.
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02 May 1999 Panamanian election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
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02 May 2000 President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
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02 May 2004 Yelwa massacre ended. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims attacked the Christians of Yelwa killing more than 78 Christians including at least 48 who were worshipping inside a church compound. More than 630 nomad Muslims were killed by Christians in Nigeria.
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02 May 2008 Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
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02 May 2008 Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
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02 May 2011 An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick from the bacteria outbreak.
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02 May 2011 Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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02 May 2012 A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.
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02 May 2014 Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing.
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