1846 – Congress votes in favor of President James K. Polk’s request to declare war on Mexico over border disputes.
1911 – New York Giants’ Fred Merkle is the first player to get 6 runs batted in in an inning.
1918 – First airmail stamps issued for 24 cents.
1940 – Winston Churchill says “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat” in his first speech as Prime Minister to the British House of Commons.
1942 – Helicopter makes its first cross-country flight.
1945 – United States troops conquer Dakeshi, Okinawa.
1947 – Senate approves the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions.
1955 – Mickey Mantle hits three consecutive home runs of at least 463 feet.
1958 -The trademark Velcro is registered.
1962 – LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Montgomery Country Club: Mickey Wright wins on the 4th hole of a sudden death playoff with Mary Lena Faulk.
1966 – Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the south because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
1973 – Bobby Riggs beats Margaret Smith Court in a Mother’s Day match in California.
1982 – Braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy.
1985 – Carlton Fisk becomes the fifth catcher to steal 100 bases.
1993 – CBS soap opera “Knots Landing” ends 14-year run with 334th show.
2004 – The final episode of “Frasier” on NBC is watched by 33 million people.
2012 – 49 dismembered bodies are found on a Mexican highway as part of the Mexican drug war.
2017 – 22-year-old United Kingdom blogger halts spread of global ransomware cyber attack by accidentally identifying “kill switch.”
2019 – The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, Greystone Golf & Country Club: Steve Stricker wins his first career major title by 6 strokes ahead of Billy Andrade, Paul Goydos and David Toms.
2021 – The Centers for Disease Control says people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can stop wearing masks.
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