This Day In History
May 01
Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro premieres in Vienna Great Exhibition opens Calamity Jane is born Battle of Chancellorsville begins Alan G. Cunningham, British liberator of Ethiopia, is born The Battle of Manila Bay International Congress of Women adopts resolutions Joseph Heller is born Ford factory workers get 40-hour week Empire State Building dedicated Herbert Hoover dedicates Empire State Building Citizen Kane released President Eisenhower proclaims Law Day American U-2 spy plane shot down An American tops Everest Senator criticizes Nixon's handling of the war North Vietnamese troops capture Quang Tri Rickey Henderson breaks stolen base record Labour party returns to power in Britain Former NBA All-Star indicted Record-breaking tornado wave begins
Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro premieres in Vienna Great Exhibition opens Calamity Jane is born Battle of Chancellorsville begins Alan G. Cunningham, British liberator of Ethiopia, is born The Battle of Manila Bay International Congress of Women adopts resolutions Joseph Heller is born Ford factory workers get 40-hour week Empire State Building dedicated Herbert Hoover dedicates Empire State Building Citizen Kane released President Eisenhower proclaims Law Day American U-2 spy plane shot down An American tops Everest Senator criticizes Nixon's handling of the war North Vietnamese troops capture Quang Tri Rickey Henderson breaks stolen base record Labour party returns to power in Britain Former NBA All-Star indicted Record-breaking tornado wave begins
