This Day In History

May 1st

St. Joseph

1751  America's first cricket tournament was held this day in New York City.
1883  William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, staged his first Wild West Show
1884  The first skyscraper in America was under construction, it was a 10-story building on the corner of LaSalle and Adams in Chicago, Illinois
1920  The longest baseball game by innings took place as the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers played 26 innings, the game end in a 1-1 tie.
1967  Elvis Presley married the girl he met in West Germany while in the army, Priscilla Beaulieu,  They were married in Las Vegas, Nevada and divorced in 1973.  The wedding cake alone cost $3,500.
1971  Amtrak soon became synonymous with passenger train travel. Amtrak operates under the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.

1916  Actor Glen (Gwyliyn) Ford
1918  TV Host Jack Paar
1945  Singer Rita Coolidge

1958

• Chanson d'Amour (Song of Love) - Art & Dotty Todd

• Return to Me - Dean Martin

• All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers

• Oh Lonesome Me - Don Gibson

1967

• The Happening - The Supremes

• Happy Together - The Turtles

• Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley

• Somethin' Stupid - Nancy & Frank Sinatra

1976

• Let Your Love Flow - The Belamy Brothers

• Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale

• Welcome Back - John Sebastian

• Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time - Mickey Gilley

1985

• We Are the World - USA for Africa

• One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head

• Rhythm of the Night - DeBarge

• Girl's Night Out - The Judds (Wynonna & Naomi)

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