1785 – Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture organized.
1790 – 1st US census authorized.
1845 – US President John Tyler signs a resolution annexing the Republic of Texas.
1867 – Howard University, Washington, DC, chartered.
1909 – 1st US university school of nursing established, University of Minnesota.
1928 – Paul Whitman & orchestra record “Ol’ Man River” for Victor Records.
1932 – Charles Lindbergh, Jr. (20 months), kidnapped in New Jersey; found dead May 12.
1937 – US Steel raises workers’ wages to $5 a day.
1941 – 1st US commercial FM radio station goes on the air, Nashville, Tenn.
1945 – FDR announces success of Yalta Conference.
1953 – Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open.
1957 – “Ziegfeld Follies of 1957” opens at Winter Garden NYC for 123 performances.
1962 – American Airlines 707 plunges nose 1st into Jamaica Bay NY killing 95.
1962 – Kresge Corporation opens the first Kmart store in Garden City, Michigan.
1970 – End of US commercial whale hunting.
1977 – Bank of America adopts the name VISA for its credit cards.
1988 – Pontiac announces the end of the Fiero automobile.
1997 – 5th annual ESPY Awards shown on TV.
2006 – English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
2014 – US President Barack Obama warns Russian President Vladimir Putin over involvement in Ukraine.
2016 – Forbes Richest List released, Bill Gates No.1 with $75 billion, number of world’s billionaires shrinks to 1,810.