Interesting things that happened May 3rd:
See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Birthdays on this date: In 1874 Francois Coty, perfumemaker In 1898 Golda Meir, Israeli leader In 1903 Bing Crosby, crooner, actor In 1906 Mary Astor, actor (The Maltese Falcon, The Great Lie) In 1919 Pete Seeger, folk singer + Betty Comden, song writer In 1933 James Brown, singer (I Feel Good . . . HEH!) In 1937 William Bennett, crime buster In 1939 Samantha Eggar (in England), actor In 1946 Greg Gumbel In 1947 Frankie Valli, seasonal singer + Doug Henning, magician In 1951 Christopher Cross, musician Events worth noting: In 1765 First US Medical school opened. In 1830 First regular steam train passenger service in U.S. starts. In 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville - Beaten Union army withdraws. In 1898 Camp Merriman established at the Presidio. In 1919 America's first passenger flight (New York-Atlantic City). In 1922 Mayor Hylan closes streets for building of Yankee Stadium. In 1932 24 tourists begin the first air-charter holiday, from London to Basle, Switzerland for 7 days. + The "real Alice", Mrs Alice Hargreaves (née Liddell), accepts an honorary degree from Columbia University. In 1951 Gil McDougald ties record with 6 RBIs in 1 inning. In 1952 First landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole. In 1965 First use of satellite TV, Today Show on the Early Bird Satellite. In 1971 National non-commercial network radio begins programming. + National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" begins broadcasting. And remember ... National Bike Month School Principals' Month = = = To get back issues, send "get pga pga.MMDD" (where MMDD is something like 0317) in a message to majordomo@ml.mystery.com. -- ------- ------ ----- ---- --- -- - - - - - - - - - Although efforts have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information, several errors have been found in the past. Don't place any bets on the basis of what you find here. -- Gabe User Contributions:
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