A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 5th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 5, 1802, two of Napoleon’s generals entered into a pistol duel to the death over perceived insults between them. On May 5, 1809, Mary Kies became the first woman granted a US patent. She had invented a process for weaving straw with silk and thread. On May 5, 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte, erstwhile Emperor of the French died on the lonely…
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A Brief History On May 5, 1904, Denton “Cy” Young of the Boston Americans pitched an historic American League game against the Philadelphia Athletics, not allowing any base runners in the first major league “Perfect Game” of the modern baseball era. Digging Deeper The name “Cy” was a shortened form of “Cyclone,” a nod to his ability to demolish fencing like a cyclone with his fastball. Born in Ohio in 1867, Young first played professionally in Canton, Ohio, moving up to the Big Show with the Cleveland Spiders of the National League. Young embarked on a major league career that…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 4th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 4, 1894, educator Charles Babcock, superintendent of Oil City, Pennsylvania schools, established “Bird Day” on May 4 in order to advance the celebration and conservation of our feathered friends. On May 4, 1946, the US Marine Corps was called to assault and secure an island, this time in San Francisco Bay! On May 4, 1959, the first ever Grammy music awards were…
A Brief History On May 4, 2019, the W Series conducted their first and inaugural motor race at Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg, Germany, an all-Female auto racing event. Digging Deeper That initial race was won by Jamie Chadwick, a British race car driver, who went on to win that first season W Series Championship. Chadwick still drives competitively in the Indy NXT series for the Andretti Autosport team and is a major female example of top-notch drivers such as Danica Patrick, Shirley Muldowney, Janet Guthrie, Simona de Silvestro, Michèle Mouton, and Maria Teresa de Filippis. Apologies to the many great female drivers…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on May 3rd. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On May 3, 752, the Mayan King Bird Jaguar IV began his reign. On May 3, 1921, the state legislature of West Virginia enacted the first Sales Tax in the United States, although problems in creating the mechanism to administer the tax precluded enforcement for several years. On May 3, 1945, five squadrons of Hawker Typhoon fighter aircraft attacked three ships in…