| 1568 |
|
French
forces in Florida slaughter hundreds
of Spanish. |
| 1855 |
|
Macon
B. Allen becomes the first African
American to be admitted to the Bar
in Massachusetts. |
| 1859 |
|
France
declares war on Austria. |
| 1863 |
|
The
Battle of Chancellorsville rages for
a second day. |
| 1865 |
|
President
Lincoln's funeral train arrives in
Springfield, Illinois. |
| 1926 |
|
U.S.
Marines land in Nicaragua. |
| 1952 |
|
The
first airplane lands at the
geographic North Pole. |
| 1968 |
|
After
three days of battle, the U.S.
Marines retake Dai Do complex in
Vietnam, only to find the North
Vietnamese have evacuated the area. |
| 1971 |
|
James
Earl Ray, Martin Luther King's
assassin, is caught in a jail break
attempt. |
| 1979 |
|
Margaret
Thatcher becomes the first woman
prime minister of Great Britain. |
| 1982 |
|
A
British submarine sinks Argentina's
only cruiser during the Falkland
Islands War. |
Born on May 3 |
| 1469 |
|
Niccol
Machiavelli, political advisor and
writer (The Prince). |
| 1849 |
|
Jacob
Riis, American reformer (How the
Other Half Lives). |
| 1898 |
|
Golda
Mier, Fourth Prime Minister of
Israel (1969-1974). |
| 1912 |
|
May
Sarton, poet and writer. |
| 1913 |
|
William
Inge, American playwright (Picnic,
Bus Stop). |
| 1919 |
|
Betty
Compden, lyricist. |
| 1919 |
|
Pete
Seeger, folksinger and songwriter. |
| 1920 |
|
John
Lewis, jazz pianist. |
| 1920 |
|
Walker
Smith, Jr. (Sugar Ray Robinson),
champion middleweight boxer. |
| 1933 |
|
James
Brown, American singer and
songwriter. |
