This Day In History

May 2nd

St. Athanasius

1519  Leonardo da Vinci dies in Cloux, France.
1863 Confederate General Stonewall Jackson accidently shot by one of his men during the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, he died eight days later.
1890  Oklahoma Territory organized.
1965  Early Bird satellite used to transmit television pictures acrosss the Atlantic.
1972  Former FBI Head J. Edgar Hoover dies.
1983  Groundbreaking for the Devil's Gate Viaduct on the Georgetown Loop in Georgetown, Colorado.

1885  Good Housekeeping magazine debuts
1887  Hannibal W. Goodwin of Newark, New Jersey patentented celluloid photographic film for movies.
1932  Jack Benny's first radio show made it debut on NBC's Blue Network.

1985  General Motors rolled out "X-Cars" in Detroit, Michigan.  They were a failure and massive recalls cost GM millions.

1729  Russian Leader Catharine the Great (Ekaterina Alekseevna)
1936  Singer Engelbert Humperdinck
1948  Musician Larry Gatlin

1957

• All Shook Up - Elvis Presley

• School Day - Chuck Berry

• I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino

• Gone - Ferlin Husky

1966

• Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals

• (You're My) Soul and Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers

• Monday Monday - The Mamas & the Papas

• The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) - The Walker Brothers

1975

• Philadelphia Freedom - The Elton John Band

• Lovin' You - Minnie Ripperton

• Walking in Rhythm - The Blackbyrds

• Blanket on the Ground - Billie Jo Spears

1984

• Against All Odds - Phil Collins

• Hello - Lionel Richie

• Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins

• Right or Wrong - George Strait

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