History for May 2

History for May 2 - On-This-Day.com:
Catherine The Great (Ekaterina Alekseevna) 1729 - Russian leader Catherine II, Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) 1892 - German fighter pilot, Dr. Benjamin Spock 1903 - Baby doctor, author ("The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care")


Bing Crosby 1903 - Singer, according to Bing Crosby his birthday is May 2nd, his birthday is actually May 3, real name: Harry Lillis Crosby, Engelbert Humperdinck (Arnold George Dorsey) 1936 - Singer, Lesley Gore 1946 - Singer


1863 - Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded by his own men in the battle of Chancellorsville, VA. He died 8 days later.


1885 - The Congo Free State was established by King Leopold II of Belgium.


1885 - The magazine "Good Housekeeping" was first published.


1902 - "A Trip to the Moon," the first science fiction film was released. It was created by magician George Melies.


1941 - The Federal Communications Commission agreed to let regular scheduling of TV broadcasts by commercial TV stations begin on July 1, 1941. This was the start of network television.


1969 - The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) made its maiden voyage.


1970 - Student anti-war protesters at Ohio's Kent State University burn down the campus ROTC building. The National Guard took control of the campus.


1982 - The British submarine HMS Conqueror sank Argentina's only cruiser, the General Belgrano during the Falkland Islands War. More than 350 people died.