1789 – First US Presidential inaugural ball (for George Washington in NYC)
1840 – Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi, kills 317.
1877 – Cincinnati Enquirer first uses term “bullpen” to indicate foul territory.
1912 – Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories, after established by Joseph Pulitzer.
1914 – US Congress establishes Mother’s Day.
1928 – The United Kingdom lowers age of women voters from 30 to 21.
1932 – 58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2.
1941 – Glenn Miller records “Chattanooga Choo Choo” for RCA.
1947 – “Kraft Television Theater” premieres on NBC.
1955 – 81st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Swaps wins in 2:01.8.
1959 – “Roy Campanella Night” largest baseball crowd at 93,103 at the LA Coliseum see Yankees beat Dodgers 6-2 in exhibition game.
1966 – Mamas & Pappas “Monday Monday” hits #1.
1975 – US President Gerald Ford declares an end to “Vietnam Era”
1984 – $180m out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit.
1992 – US space shuttle STS-49 launched (maiden voyage of Endeavour)
1995 – Twins beat Indians 10-9 in 17 innings, 6 hours & 36 minutes.
1999 – Jury finds “The Jenny Jones Show” and Warner Bros liable in death of Scott Amedure, after purposely deceiving Jonhathan Schmitz to appear on a same-sex crush episode. Schmitz later kills Amedure, jury awards Amedure’s family $25 million.
2011 – “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”, directed by Penelope Cruz, premieres in – opening weekend makes $350/6m.
2019 – Hackers seize control of the computer system of the US city of Baltimore, demanding a ransom in Bitcoins to unlock them.
2020 – US unemployment claims hit 33.3 million or 20% of the workforce, vs two months ago unemployment 3.5%, a 50-year low.