Today in History
What happened on the 1st of May in history?
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- 1519
Leonardo da Vinci dies (birth date unknown)
- 1583
Leonardo da Vinci Day
- 1670
Hudson Bay Company founded
- 1780
William Herschel discovers 1st binary star - Xi Ursae Majoris
- 1817
Reds & Cubs pitch a dual no-hitter
- 1863
South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville - Va
- 1881
Pres Garfield assassinated
- 1885
Congo Free State established by King Leopold II of Belgium
- 1890
Okla Territory created
- 1925
Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park opens
- 1939
Lou Gehrig ends 2 -130 game streak - Yankees beat Tigers 22-2
- 1945
Russia takes Berlin
- 1946
Prisoners revolt at Alcatraz - 5 die
- 1954
Stan Musial hits 5 HRs in a doubleheader
- 1956
US Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus
- 1960
Caryl Chessman executed in Calif for kidnapping
- 1968
Israelli television begins
- 1984
Mattingly's single broke up Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid
- 1986
Transportation Expo 86 opens in Vancouver - BC