Today’s Important Historical Events
1791 Constitution of May 3 is proclaimed by the Great Sejm (Parliament) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, becoming the 1st modern constitution in Europe
1926 Britain’s Trade Union Congress calls for the country’s first ever general strike, begins at 1 minute to midnight in support striking coal miners, lasts 9 days
1937 Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for “Gone With The Wind”
1945 World War II: German ship “Cap Arcona” laden with prisoners sunk by Royal Air Force in East Sea, 5,800 killed – one of largest maritime losses of life
1947 Japan’s post-war constitution goes into effect, granting universal suffrage, stripping Emperor Hirohito of all but symbolic power and outlawing Japan’s right to make war
Today’s Historical Events
1374 BC Solar eclipse (2m 07s) seen at Ugarit by Mesopotamian astronomers “On the day of the new moon, in the month of Hiyar, the Sun was put to shame, and went down in the daytime, with Mars in attendance.”
1294 John II becomes Duke of Brabant and Limburg
1342 Count Hartmann II becomes ruler of Vaduz (Liechtenstein)
1382 Battle of Beverhoutsveld near Bruges in modern-day Belgium – the army of Ghent beats a drunken Bruges militia
1491 Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I
1512 Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateran at St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome
1558 Ferdinand I officially appointed Holy Roman Emperor after his brother Charles abdicated in 1556
1616 Treaty of Loudun ends French civil war
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1944 “Going My Way”, directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby premieres in New York (Academy Award for Best Picture, 1945)
1948 1st broadcast of “CBS Evening News” – longest running network news show in the US
1953 WTVO TV channel 17 in Rockford, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 KTEN TV channel 10 in Ada-Ardmore, Oklahoma(ABC) begins broadcasting
1954 WHA TV channel 21 in Madison, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting
1965 KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast
1966 WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1982 ABC’s All Talk network begins on radio (2 west coast stations)
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1917 1st performance of Ernest Bloch’s symphony “Israel”
1952 “Call Me Madam” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 644 performances
1956 Frank Loesser’s musical “Most Happy Fella” opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 678 performances
1960 Musical “Fantasticks” by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, premieres in NYC (world’s longest running musical)
1969 “Trumpets of the Lord” closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 7 performances
1981 “Can-Can” closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 5 performances
1986 31st Eurovision Song Contest: Sandra Kim for Belgium wins singing “J’aime la vie” in Bergen
1987 “Mikado” closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 46 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1900 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06.25
1902 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75
1903 AVC Heracles (SC Heracles ’74) soccer team forms in Almelo
1909 35th Kentucky Derby: Vincent Powers on Wintergreen wins in 2:08.2
1910 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
1922 Mayor Hylan closes 2 streets for building of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC
1936 NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits
1941 67th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway, 1st leg of successful Triple Crown
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