This Day In History

MedicCook · 05-02-2009, 10:32 PM

May 3rd

1802
Washington, D.C., was incorporated.

1936
Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) made his major league debut. He got three hits.

1937
Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for Gone With the Wind.

1979
Margaret Thatcher became the first woman elected prime minister of England.

1986
At the age of 54, legendary horse jockey Bill Shoemaker became the oldest person to win the Kentucky Derby, riding Ferdinand to victory.

1986
The final episode of "Crazy Like a Fox" was aired on CBS.

1991
The final episode of "Dallas" aired on CBS.

1999
Kansas and Oklahoma were hit by an outbreak of more than 55 tornadoes, including one measured at F5 on the Fujita scale.

2000
The final episode of "Party of Five" aired on FOX.

2003
New Hampshire’s symbol, the granite Old Man of the Mountain, collapsed in the state’s Franconia Mountains.

Birthdays
83 Ann B. Davis Actress ("The Brady Bunch")
75 Frankie Valli Singer (The Four Seasons)
63 Greg Gumbel Sports announcer
59 Mary Hopkin Singer
58 Christopher Cross Singer
52 Cactus Moser Country musician (Highway 101)
46 kaisersozei Cigar Asylum Inmate
41 Shane Minor Country singer
39 Bobby Cannavale Actor ("Cupid," "Third Watch")
38 Damon Dash Actor, producer
38 John Hopkins Country musician (Zac Brown Band)
38 John Neff Country musician (Drive-By Truckers)
37 Stonewall Cigar Asylum Inmate
36 Brad Martin Country singer
36 No1der Cigar Asylum Inmate
34 Dule' Hill Actor ("The West Wing")
32 Eric Church Country singer
25 Cheryl Burke Dancer ("Dancing with the Stars")
22 Savvy Cigar Asylum Inmate
19 Jill Berard Actress

88 Stu Hart 5/3/1915 - 10/16/2003 Professional wrestler, promoter and trainer. Stu also founded Stampede Wrestling, a promotion based in Calgary, Alberta, and was the father of famous wrestlers Bret and Owen Hart
67 Sugar Ray Robinson 5/3/1921 - 4/12/1989 American boxer; world champion six times between 1946 and 1960
73 James Brown 5/3/1933 - 12/25/2006 Prolific singer, songwriter, dancer and bandleader, Brown was a pivotal force in the music industry

05-02-2009, 10:32 PM	#11
MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: This Day In History May 3rd 1802 Washington, D.C., was incorporated. 1936 Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) made his major league debut. He got three hits. 1937 Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for Gone With the Wind. 1979 Margaret Thatcher became the first woman elected prime minister of England. 1986 At the age of 54, legendary horse jockey Bill Shoemaker became the oldest person to win the Kentucky Derby, riding Ferdinand to victory. 1986 The final episode of "Crazy Like a Fox" was aired on CBS. 1991 The final episode of "Dallas" aired on CBS. 1999 Kansas and Oklahoma were hit by an outbreak of more than 55 tornadoes, including one measured at F5 on the Fujita scale. 2000 The final episode of "Party of Five" aired on FOX. 2003 New Hampshire’s symbol, the granite Old Man of the Mountain, collapsed in the state’s Franconia Mountains. Birthdays 83 Ann B. Davis Actress ("The Brady Bunch") 75 Frankie Valli Singer (The Four Seasons) 63 Greg Gumbel Sports announcer 59 Mary Hopkin Singer 58 Christopher Cross Singer 52 Cactus Moser Country musician (Highway 101) 46 kaisersozei Cigar Asylum Inmate 41 Shane Minor Country singer 39 Bobby Cannavale Actor ("Cupid," "Third Watch") 38 Damon Dash Actor, producer 38 John Hopkins Country musician (Zac Brown Band) 38 John Neff Country musician (Drive-By Truckers) 37 Stonewall Cigar Asylum Inmate 36 Brad Martin Country singer 36 No1der Cigar Asylum Inmate 34 Dule' Hill Actor ("The West Wing") 32 Eric Church Country singer 25 Cheryl Burke Dancer ("Dancing with the Stars") 22 Savvy Cigar Asylum Inmate 19 Jill Berard Actress 88 Stu Hart 5/3/1915 - 10/16/2003 Professional wrestler, promoter and trainer. Stu also founded Stampede Wrestling, a promotion based in Calgary, Alberta, and was the father of famous wrestlers Bret and Owen Hart 67 Sugar Ray Robinson 5/3/1921 - 4/12/1989 American boxer; world champion six times between 1946 and 1960 73 James Brown 5/3/1933 - 12/25/2006 Prolific singer, songwriter, dancer and bandleader, Brown was a pivotal force in the music industry __________________ 27 World Series Championship's "If your wife doesn't like the aroma of your cigar, change your wife.", Zino Davidoff