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Old 05-05-2016, 12:45 PM   #44
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May 5, 1260

Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.

1494

Christopher Columbus lands at Jamaica.

1821

Napoleon dies, in exile, on the island of St. Helena.

1865

The first train robbery in the United States takes place, in North Bend, Ohio.

1866

Memorial Day is first celebrated in the United States, in Waterloo, New York.

1905

Fingerprints are used as evidence for the first time.

1920

Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.

1925

John T. Scopes is served an arrest warrant for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.

1934

The first Three Stooges short is released.

1961

Mercury-Redstone 3: Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space.

1965

The Warlocks, later known as The Grateful Dead, make their first public appearance, in Menlo Park, CA.

1973

Secretariat wins the Kentucky Derby in 1 minute 59 2⁄5 seconds, a record that still stands.

Births

1813 – Sψren Kierkegaard; 1818 – Karl Marx; 1830 – John B. Stetson (the hat guy); 1864 – Nellie Bly; 1901 – Blind Willie McTell; 1914 – Tyrone Power; 1926 – Ann B. Davis (Alice on the Brady Bunch); 1934 – Ace Cannon; 1942 – Tammy Wynette; 1943 – Michael Palin; 1944 – John Rhys-Davies; 1944 – Roger Rees; 1945 – Kurt Loder; 1948 – Bill Ward; 1988 – Adele

Deaths

1821 – Napoleon; 2008 – Irv Robbins (co-founded Baskin-Robbins); 2015 – Craig Gruber (bassist for Rainbow and Elf)
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