1914 – President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Mother’s Day.
1926 – First flight over the North Pole claimed by Richard E. Byrd and co-pilot Floyd Bennett. Later discovery of Byrd’s diary suggests they may have turned back 150 miles short of the pole due to an oil leak.
1937 – Cincinnati Reds beat Philadelphia Phillies 21-10 as Ernie Lombardi goes 6-for-6.
1944 – First eye bank opens in New York.
1944 – Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes Governor of Louisiana.
1958 – “Vertigo,” American film noir psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak, is released.
1950 – United States becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill.
1961 – Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Newton N. Minow criticizes TV as a “vast wasteland” during a speech before the National Association of Broadcasters.
1967 – First flight of Fokker R-28 Fellowship.
1971 – 23rd Emmy Awards: “All in the Family,” Jack Klugman and Jean Stapleton win.
1973 – For the second time, Johnny Bench hits three home runs in a game.
1974 – House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins formal hearing on President Richard Nixon impeachment.
1980 – Slasher horror film “Friday the 13th” is released in movie theaters.
1987 – Baltimore Orioles’ Eddie Murray is first to switch hit home runs in consecutive games.
1997 – San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones.
2005 – Liberal commentary website The Huffington Post is launched.
2012 – United States President Barack Obama officially states his support for same-sex marriage.
2017 – President Donald Trump dismisses FBI Director James Comey.
2018 – Walmart takes a majority stake in Indian online retailer Flipkart for $16 billion.
2023 – Former President Donald Trump is found guilty of sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in a New York court and ordered to pay $5 million for battery and defamation.
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