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This Day In History May 02


Hudson's Bay Company chartered Elias Boudinot is born Madrid revolts against French rule Confederates deliver blow to Union at Chancellorsville John B. Jones becomes major in Texas Rangers Allies argue over U.S. troops joining battle on Western Front GM buys Chevrolet A grisly crime leads to rubber gloves Loch Ness Monster sighted Manuscript of Edna St. Vincent Millay's Conversations at Midnight destroyed in hotel fire Gehrig ends streak German troops in Italy surrender to the Allies, while Berlin surrenders to Russia's Zhukov. Joseph McCarthy dies Dick Clark survives the Payola scandal U.S. ship sunk in Saigon port Joint forces continue attack into Cambodia End of an era at the FBI Sandstorm in Egypt kills 12, topples buildings George W. Bush forms commission on Social Security Iron Man released Osama bin Laden killed by U.S. forces
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