1862 – US Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island.
1914 – US President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Mother’s Day.
1931 – 56th Preakness: George Ellis aboard Mate wins in 1:59.
1944 – First eye bank opens in New York.
1944 – Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes Governor of Louisiana.
1946 – 1st hour long entertainment TV show, “NBC’s Hour Glass” premieres.
1958 – “Vertigo”, American film noir psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak, is released.
1960 – US becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill.
1961 – FCC Chairman Newton N Minow criticizes TV as a “vast wasteland”..
1964 – Peter & Gordon release “World Without Love”
1971 – 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman & Jean Stapleton win.
1974 – US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins formal hearings on Nixon Impeachment.
1978 – “Ain’t Misbehavin” opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 1604 performances.
1983 – 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Ronnie Millsap, and Sylvia win.
1987 – Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit HRs in 2 consecutive games.
1992 – Final episode of “Golden Girls” airs on NBC-TV.
2005 – Liberal commentary website The Huffington Post is launched.
2010 – Oakland A’s Dallas Braden becomes 19th pitcher to throw a perfect game (4-0 vs Tampa Bay)
2017 – US President Donald Trump dismisses FBI Director James Comey.
2018 – Walmart takes a majority stake in Indian online retailer Flipkart for $16 billion.