Today in History
Listings for Thursday, May 5, 2022.
Birthdays:
- 1818 Karl Marx
- 1867 Nellie Bly, name became a synonym for female star reporter.
- 1913 Tyrone Power
- 1915 Alice Faye
- 1927 Pat Carroll
- 1942 Tammy Wynette
- 1973 Tina Yothers
- 1981 Danielle Fishel
Events:
- Cinco de Mayo
- Tango-no-sekku (Boy's Festival) -- Japan
- 1908 The Great White Fleet arrives in San Francisco.
- 1949 Council of Europe established.
- 1961 Alan Shepard becomes 1st American in space (onboard Freedom 7).
That's all for today.
