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May 2nd - Happy Birthday to Dwayne Johnson AKA The Rock


Today is Wednesday, May 2, the 123rd day of 2012. There are 243 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces at his Pakistan compound, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run.

On this date:
In 1194, King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
In 1230, William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great.
In 1335, Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia.
In 1519, artist Leonardo da Vinci died at Cloux, France, at age 67.
In 1536, Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
In 1559, John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the beginning Scottish Reformation.
In 1568, Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
In 1611, King James Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
In 1670, King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
In 1672, John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
In 1757, End of Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War, and end of Burmese Civil War (1740–1757)
In 1808, Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
In 1816, Marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Charlotte Augusta.
In 1829, After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of the HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
In 1863, American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
In 1866, Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
In 1876, The April Uprising breaks out in Bulgaria.
In 1879, The Spanish Socialist Worker's Party is founded in Casa Labra Pub (city of Madrid) by the historical Spanish workers' leader Pablo Iglesias.
In 1885, Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.
In 1885, Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
In 1885, The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
In 1889, Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs a treaty of amity with Italy, which gives Italy control over Eritrea.
In 1890, the Oklahoma Territory was organized.
In 1906, Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
In 1918, General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
In 1920, The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In 1932, Jack Benny's first radio show, sponsored by Canada Dry, made its debut on the NBC Blue Network.
In 1933, Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler bans trade unions.
In 1936, "Peter and the Wolf," a symphonic tale for children by Sergei Prokofiev, had its world premiere in Moscow.
In 1941, Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
In 1945, World War II: Fall of Berlin: The Soviet Union announces the capture of Berlin and Soviet soldiers hoist their red flag over the Reichstag building.
In 1945, World War II: Italian Campaign, General Heinrich von Vietinghoff signs the official instrument of surrender of all Wehrmacht forces in Italy.
In 1945, World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1000 dead inmates, most starved to death.
In 1946, The "Battle of Alcatraz" takes place, killing two guards and three inmates.
In 1952, The world's first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1 makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg.
In 1955, Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
In 1957, Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., died at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
In 1960, Caryl Chessman, who'd become a best-selling author and cause celebre while on death row for kidnapping, rape and robbery, was executed at San Quentin Prison in California.
In 1963, Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.
In 1964, Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the USS Card while docked at Saigon. Viet Cong forces are suspected of placing a bomb on the ship.
In 1964, First ascent of Shishapangma the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.
In 1969, The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
In 1972, In the early morning hours a fire broke out at the Sunshine mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, ID, killing 91 workers.
In 1972, longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died in Washington at age 77.
In 1982, the Weather Channel made its debut.
In 1982, Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
In 1989, Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.
In 1994, A bus crashes in Gdańsk, Poland killing 32 people.
In 1995, During the Croatian War of Independence, Serb forces fire cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing 7 and wounding over 175 civilians.
In 1998, The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.
In 1999, Panamanian election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
In 2000, President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
In 2004, Yelwa massacre of more than 630 nomad Muslims by Christians in Nigeria.
In 2008, Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
In 2008, Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
In 2011, Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
In 2011, The 2011 E. coli O104:H4 outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick from the bacteria outbreak.

Ten years ago: Yasser Arafat emerged from his West Bank headquarters, hours after Israeli troops withdrew from his compound and released the Palestinian leader from months of confinement. The Rev. Paul Shanley, a priest at the epicenter of the clergy sex abuse scandal, turned himself in to authorities in San Diego to face charges in Massachusetts of raping boys during the 1980s. (Shanley was later convicted of repeatedly raping one boy, and was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison.)

Five years ago: In a defeat for anti-war Democrats, Congress failed to override President George W. Bush's veto of legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. In a speech to construction contractors in Washington, President Bush declared al-Qaida "public enemy no. 1 in Iraq."

One year ago: During a somber ceremony in the White House East Room, President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor posthumously on two Army privates — Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano of Pukalani, Hawaii, and Henry Svehla of Belleville, N.J. — who had given their lives in the Korean War. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper won a coveted majority government in Canadian elections while the opposition Liberals and Quebec separatists suffered a shattering defeat.

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Today's Birthdays: Actor Theodore Bikel is 88. Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 76. Actress and political activist Bianca Jagger is 67. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 67. Singer Lesley Gore is 66. Actor David Suchet is 66. Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 64. Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 62. Actress Christine Baranski is 60. Singer Angela Bofill is 58. Movie director Stephen Daldry ("The Reader") is 52. Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 50. Country singer Ty Herndon is 50. Rock musician Todd Sucherman (Styx) is 43. Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson is 40. Soccer player David Beckham is 37. Actress Jenna Von Oy is 35. Actress Ellie Kemper is 32. Actor Robert Buckley is 31. Actor Gaius Charles is 29. Pop singer Lily Allen is 27. Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 27. Rock musician Jim Almgren (Carolina Liar) is 26. Actress Kay Panabaker is 22.

Other notable birthdays, May 2:
1932, Maury Allen, American sportswriter
1935, Lance LeGault, American actor
1941, Clay Carroll, American baseball player
1942, Jacques Rogge, Belgian International Olympic Committee president
1944, Bob Henrit, English musician (Argent)
1945, Goldy McJohn, Canadian musician (Steppenwolf)
1955, Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
1956, David Rhodes, English guitarist
1959, Russ Grimm, American football player
1962, Mitzi Kapture, American actress
1965, Félix José, Dominican baseball player
1967, Mika Brzezinski, American journalist
1977, Brian Cardinal, American basketball player
1977, Luke Hudson, American baseball player
1978, Melvin Ely, American basketball player
1980, Troy Murphy, American basketball player
1985, Kyle Busch, American racing driver
1985, Ashley Harkleroad, American tennis player
1985, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player
1986, Emily Hart, American actress
1988, Neftali Feliz, Dominican baseball player
1989, Jeanette Pohlen, American basketball player for the Indiana Fever
1990, Paul George, American basketball player
1990, Kay Panabaker, American actress

Born on this day, May 2, passed away:
1729, Catherine II of Russia, Empress of Russia (d. 1796)
1881, Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
1885, Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (d. 1966)
1887, Eddie Collins, American baseball player (d. 1951)
1895, Lorenz Hart, American lyricist (d. 1943)
1897, J. Fred Coots, American songwriter (d. 1985)
1903, Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (d. 1998)
1907, Pinky Lee, American vaudeville performer (d. 1993)
1925, Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (d. 2007)
1929, Link Wray, American guitarist (d. 2005)
1935, King Faisal II of Iraq (d. 1958)
1936, Michael Rabin, American violinist (d. 1972)
1937, Lorenzo Music, American actor (d. 2001)
1945, Judge Dread, English musician (d. 1998)
1951, John Glascock, English musician (Jethro Tull) (d. 1979)

Notable deaths, May 2:
1519, Leonardo da Vinci, Italian inventor and painter (b. 1452)
1880, Eberhard Anheuser, German soap and candle maker and father-in-law of Adolphus Busch, founder of the Anheuser-Busch Company (b. 1805)
1945, Martin Bormann, Nazi official (b. 1900)
1945, Joe Corbett, American baseball player (b. 1875)
1957, Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator (b. 1908)
1960, Caryl Chessman, American robber and rapist (b. 1921)
1964, Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-born politician (b. 1879)
1972, J. Edgar Hoover, American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (b. 1895)
1983, Norm Van Brocklin, American football star (b. 1926)
1984, Jack Barry, television game show producer and host (b. 1918)
1985, Larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (b. 1909)
1990, David Rappaport, English actor (b. 1951)
1992, Wilbur Mills, American politician (b. 1909)
1998, Gene Raymond, American actor (b. 1908)
1999, Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938)
2001, Ted Rogers, British comedian (b. 1935)
2006, Louis Rukeyser, American columnist (b. 1933)
2009, Jack Kemp, American politician, former American football player (b. 1935)
2010, Lynn Redgrave, British actress (b. 1943)
2011, Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaida and 'the most wanted man in the world' (b. 1957)

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Today is Thursday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2013. There are 243 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 2, 1963, the Children's Crusade began in Birmingham, Ala., as more than 1,000 black schoolchildren skipped classes and marched downtown to protest racial segregation; hundreds were arrested. (During another march the following day, authorities unleashed police dogs and fire hoses on the young protesters.)

One year ago: Former House speaker Newt Gingrich formally exited the Republican presidential contest. Taliban insurgents attacked a compound housing foreigners in the Afghan capital, killing seven people, hours after President Barack Obama made a surprise visit. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in to Myanmar's military-backed parliament. Former NFL star Junior Seau was found shot to death at his home in Oceanside, Calif., a suicide. Jered Weaver pitched the second no-hitter in the majors in less than two weeks, completely overmatching Minnesota and leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-0 win over the Twins.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Theodore Bikel is 89. Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 77. Actress and political activist Bianca Jagger is 68. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 68. Singer Lesley Gore is 67. Actor David Suchet (SOO'-shay) is 67. Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 65. Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 63. Actress Christine Baranski is 61. Singer Angela Bofill is 59. Movie director Stephen Daldry is 53. Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 51. Country singer Ty Herndon is 51. Actress Mitzi Kapture is 51. Rock musician Todd Sucherman (Styx) is 44. Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock) is 41. Soccer player David Beckham is 38. Actress Jenna Von Oy is 36. Actress Ellie Kemper is 33. Actor Robert Buckley is 32. Actor Gaius (GY'-ehs) Charles is 30. Pop singer Lily Rose Cooper is 28. Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 28. Rock musician Jim Almgren (Carolina Liar) is 27. Actress Kay Panabaker is 23.

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Today is Friday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2014. There are 243 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 2, 1908, the original version of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," with music by Albert Von Tilzer and lyrics by Jack Norworth, was published by Von Tilzer's York Music Co.

In 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by elite American forces at his Pakistan compound, then quickly buried at sea after a decade on the run.

Ten years ago: American truck driver Thomas Hamill, taken captive three weeks earlier, escaped from his kidnappers in Iraq; that same day, nine U.S. servicemen were killed across the country. Martin Torrijos, the son of a former dictator, won Panama's first presidential vote since the handover of the Panama Canal in December 1999.

Five years ago: The Dallas Cowboys' tent-like practice structure collapsed during a severe storm in Irving, Texas; a dozen people were hurt, including scouting assistant Rich Behm, who was left paralyzed from the waist down, and special teams coach Joe DeCamillis, whose neck was broken. Mine That Bird, a 50-1 shot, stunned the field by capturing the Kentucky Derby. Jack Kemp, former quarterback, congressman and vice presidential nominee, died in Bethesda, Md., at 73. Author Marilyn French ("The Women's Room") died in New York at 79.

One year ago: President Barack Obama arrived in Mexico City on his first trip to Latin America since winning re-election. Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen shot a 6-under 66 to take the first-round lead in the China Open, while 12-year-old Ye Wocheng opened with a 79 at Binhai Lake; at 12 years, 242 days, Ye became the youngest player in European Tour history, breaking Guan Tianlang's mark of 13 years, 177 days. Jeff Hanneman, 49, a founding member of heavy metal bank Slayer, died in Los Angeles.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Theodore Bikel is 90. Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 78. Actress-activist Bianca Jagger is 69. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 69. Singer Lesley Gore is 68. Actor David Suchet (SOO'-shay) is 68. Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 66. Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 64. Actress Christine Baranski is 62. Singer Angela Bofill is 60. Actor Brian Tochi is 55. Movie director Stephen Daldry is 54. Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 52. Country singer Ty Herndon is 52. Actress Mitzi Kapture is 52. Rock musician Todd Sucherman (Styx) is 45. Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock) is 42. Soccer player David Beckham is 39. Actress Jenna Von Oy is 37. Actress Ellie Kemper is 34. Actor Robert Buckley is 33. Actor Gaius (GY'-ehs) Charles is 31. Pop singer Lily Rose Cooper is 29. Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 29. Rock musician Jim Almgren (Carolina Liar) is 28. Actress Kay Panabaker is 24.

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Today is Saturday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2015. There are 243 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 2, 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin, and the Allies reported the surrender of German troops in Italy.

Ten years ago: Pfc. Lynndie England, the young woman pictured in some of the most notorious Abu Ghraib photos, pleaded guilty at Fort Hood, Texas, to mistreating prisoners. (However, a judge later threw out the plea agreement; England was later convicted in a court-martial and received a three-year sentence, of which she served half.) Greenpeace co-founder Bob Hunter died at age 63.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama traveled to Louisiana to view the response to the BP oil spill, pledging that the government "will do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to stop this crisis." Record rains and flash floods in Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee caused more than 30 deaths and submerged the Grand Ole Opry House stage. European governments and the International Monetary Fund committed to pulling Greece back from the brink of default, agreeing on nearly $1 trillion in emergency loans. Actress Lynn Redgrave died in Kent, Conn., at age 67.

One year ago: President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah MEHR'-kuhl) met at the White House, where they threatened tough sanctions on broad swaths of Russia's economy if Moscow disrupted Ukraine's May 25 presidential elections. Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr., 95, died in Solvang, Calif.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Theodore Bikel is 91. Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 79. Former International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge is 73. Actress-activist Bianca Jagger is 70. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 70. Actor David Suchet (SOO'-shay) is 69. Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 67. Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 65. Actress Christine Baranski is 63. Singer Angela Bofill is 61. Fashion designer Donatella Versace is 60. Actor Brian Tochi is 56. Movie director Stephen Daldry is 55. Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 53. Country singer Ty Herndon is 53. Actress Mitzi Kapture is 53. Rock musician Todd Sucherman (Styx) is 46. Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock) is 43. Soccer player David Beckham is 40. Actress Jenna Von Oy is 38. Actress Ellie Kemper is 35. Actor Robert Buckley is 34. Actor Gaius (GY'-ehs) Charles is 32. Pop singer Lily Rose Cooper is 30. Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 30. Rock musician Jim Almgren (Carolina Liar) is 29. Actress Kay Panabaker is 25.

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Today is Monday, May 2, the 123rd day of 2016. There are 243 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 2, 1946, violence erupted during a foiled escape attempt at the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay; the "Battle of Alcatraz" claimed the lives of three inmates and two correctional officers before it was put down two days later.

Ten years ago: Rene Braeunlich and Thomas Nitzschke, two German engineers held captive for 99 days in Iraq, were released unharmed. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi (behr-loos-KOH'-nee) resigned to make way for a center-left government led by Romano Prodi (roh-MAH'-noh PROH'-dee). Business author, columnist and TV commentator Louis Rukeyser died in Greenwich, Connecticut, at age 73.

Five years ago: Osama bin Laden was killed by elite American forces at his Pakistan compound, then quickly buried at sea after a decade on the run. During a ceremony in the White House East Room, President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor posthumously on two Army privates — Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano (KAH'-oh-oh-hahn-oh-HAHN'-oh) of Pukalani, Hawaii, and Henry Svehla (SVAY'-lah) of Belleville, New Jersey — who had given their lives in the Korean War. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper won a coveted majority government in Canadian elections while the opposition Liberals and Quebec separatists suffered a shattering defeat.

One year ago: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth in London to a daughter, later named Charlotte, who became fourth in the line of succession to the throne and the fifth great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II. American Pharoah rallied in the stretch to beat Firing Line by a length and delivered trainer Bob Baffert's first Kentucky Derby since 2002.

Today's Birthdays: Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 80. Former International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge is 74. Actress-activist Bianca Jagger is 71. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 71. Actor David Suchet (SOO'-shay) is 70. Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 68. Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 66. Actress Christine Baranski is 64. Singer Angela Bofill is 62. Fashion designer Donatella Versace is 61. Actor Brian Tochi is 57. Movie director Stephen Daldry is 56. Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 54. Country singer Ty Herndon is 54. Actress Mitzi Kapture is 54. Broadcast journalist Mika Brzezinski is 49. Rock musician Todd Sucherman (Styx) is 47. Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock) is 44. Soccer player David Beckham is 41. Actress Jenna Von Oy is 39. Actress Ellie Kemper is 36. Actor Robert Buckley is 35. Actor Gaius (GY'-ehs) Charles is 33. Pop singer Lily Rose Cooper is 31. Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 31. Rock musician Jim Almgren (Carolina Liar) is 30. Actor Thomas McDonell is 30. Actress Kay Panabaker is 26.

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Today is Tuesday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2017. There are 243 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 2, 1927, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Buck v. Bell, upheld 8-1 a Virginia law allowing the forced sterilization of people to promote the "health of the patient and the welfare of society." (On this date in 2002, Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner apologized for the state's thousands of forced sterilizations from 1924 to 1979, calling the practice "a shameful effort.")

Ten years ago: In a defeat for anti-war Democrats, Congress failed to override President George W. Bush's veto of legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. In a speech to construction contractors in Washington, President Bush declared al-Qaida "public enemy no. 1 in Iraq."

Five years ago: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich formally exited the Republican presidential contest. Taliban insurgents attacked a compound housing foreigners in the Afghan capital, killing seven people, hours after President Barack Obama made a surprise visit. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ahng sahn soo chee) was sworn in to Myanmar's military-backed parliament. Former NFL star Junior Seau (SAY'-ow) was found shot to death at his home in Oceanside, California, a suicide. Jered Weaver pitched the second no-hitter in the majors in less than two weeks, completely overmatching Minnesota and leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-0 win over the Twins.

One year ago: The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years pulled into Havana Harbor, restarting commercial travel on waters that had served as a stage for a half-century of Cold War hostility. Ashlynne Mike, an 11-year-old Navajo girl, was abducted on the Navajo Nation; she was found dead the next day in the desert south of Shiprock, N.M. (A suspect has pleaded not guilty to murder, sexual abuse and other charges.) Afeni Shakur, the former Black Panther who inspired the work of her son, rap icon Tupac Shakur, died in Sausalito, Calif., at age 69.

Today's Birthdays — May 2: Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 81. Former International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge is 75. Actress-activist Bianca Jagger is 72. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 72. Actor David Suchet (SOO'-shay) is 71. Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 69. Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 67. Actress Christine Baranski is 65. Singer Angela Bofill is 63. Fashion designer Donatella Versace is 62. Actor Brian Tochi is 58. Movie director Stephen Daldry is 57. Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 55. Country singer Ty Herndon is 55. Actress Mitzi Kapture is 55. Broadcast journalist Mika Brzezinski is 50. Rock musician Todd Sucherman (Styx) is 48. Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock) is 45. Soccer player David Beckham is 42. Actress Jenna Von Oy is 40. Actress Ellie Kemper is 37. Actor Robert Buckley is 36. Actor Gaius (GY'-ehs) Charles is 34. Pop singer Lily Rose Cooper is 32. Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 32. Rock musician Jim Almgren (Carolina Liar) is 31. Actor Thomas McDonell is 31. Actress Kay Panabaker is 27. Princess Charlotte of Cambridge is two.


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Today is Wednesday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2018. There are 243 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On May 2, 1908, the original version of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," with music by Albert Von Tilzer and lyrics by Jack Norworth, was published by Von Tilzer's York Music Co.

It was 79 years ago today — On May 2, 1939, Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive games comes to an end. An ailing Gehrig removes himself from the lineup, telling manager Joe McCarthy that he cannot play because of continuing weakness. Doctors will later diagnose Gehrig with ALS, a fatal disease that affects the muscles. The Iron Horse will never play again.

On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces at his Pakistan compound, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run.

10 years ago in 2008: President George W. Bush sent lawmakers a $70 billion request to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into the following spring. Al-Jazeera TV cameraman Sami al-Haj was released from U.S. custody in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and returned home to Sudan after six years of imprisonment. Tropical Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, leading to an eventual official death toll of 84,537, with 53,836 listed as missing. Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people. Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws across the United States, died in Milford, Va., at age 68. Iron Man, the latest big-budget action film based on a Marvel Comics character, debuts in some 4,100 theaters in the United States and Canada, raking in an estimated $32.5 million on its opening day.

9 years ago in 2009: The Dallas Cowboys practice bubble collapsed during a storm during a practice. At the time, 27 players were working out. Almost all were drafted last weekend or signed as undrafted rookies. Twelve people were injured.

8 years ago in 2010: President Barack Obama traveled to Louisiana to view the response to the BP oil spill, pledging that the government “will do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to stop this crisis.” Record rains and flash floods in Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee caused more than 30 deaths and submerged the Grand Ole Opry House stage. European governments and the International Monetary Fund committed to pulling Greece back from the brink of default, agreeing on nearly $1 trillion in emergency loans. Actress Lynn Redgrave died in Kent, Conn. at age 67.

7 years ago in 2011: During a somber ceremony in the White House East Room, President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor posthumously on two Army privates -- Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano (KAH'-oh-oh-hahn-oh-HAHN'-oh) of Pukalani, Hawaii, and Henry Svehla (SVAY'-lah) of Belleville, N.J. -- who had given their lives in the Korean War. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper won a coveted majority government in Canadian elections while the opposition Liberals and Quebec separatists suffered a shattering defeat. An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick from the bacteria outbreak.

6 years ago in 2012: Former House speaker Newt Gingrich formally exited the Republican presidential contest. Taliban insurgents attacked a compound housing foreigners in the Afghan capital, killing seven people, hours after President Barack Obama made a surprise visit. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in to Myanmar's military-backed parliament. A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction. Former NFL star Junior Seau was found shot to death at his home in Oceanside, Calif., a suicide. Jered Weaver pitched the second no-hitter in the majors in less than two weeks, completely overmatching Minnesota and leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-0 win over the Twins.

5 years ago in 2013: President Barack Obama arrived in Mexico City on his first trip to Latin America since winning re-election. Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen shot a 6-under 66 to take the first-round lead in the China Open, while 12-year-old Ye Wocheng opened with a 79 at Binhai Lake; at 12 years, 242 days, Ye became the youngest player in European Tour history, breaking Guan Tianlang's mark of 13 years, 177 days. Jeff Hanneman, 49, a founding member of heavy metal bank Slayer, died in Hemet, Calif.

4 years ago in 2014: President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah MEHR'-kuhl) met at the White House, where they threatened tough sanctions on broad swaths of Russia's economy if Moscow disrupted Ukraine's May 25 presidential elections. Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing. Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr., 95, died in Solvang, Calif.

3 years ago in 2015: Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision after 12 rounds for the welterweight world championship in Las Vegas.

2 years ago in 2016: The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years pulled into Havana Harbor, restarting commercial travel on waters that had served as a stage for a half-century of Cold War hostility.

1 year ago in 2017: Michael Slager, a white former police officer whose killing of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man running from a traffic stop, was captured on cellphone video, pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges in Charleston, S.C. (Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison.) United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz apologized on Capitol Hill for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a flight, calling it "a mistake of epic proportions" as frustrated lawmakers warned airline executives to improve customer service or face congressional intervention. Disgraced preacher Tony Alamo, who was convicted in Arkansas of sexually abusing young girls he considered his wives, died at a prison hospital in North Carolina; he was 82.

Today's Birthdays on May 2: Japanese supercentenarian Chiyo Miyako is 117. Belgian water polo player and bobsledder Albert Castelyns is 101. Indian archaeologist B. B. Lal is 97. British wine critic/writer Michael Broadbent is 91. French writer and translator of German origin Georges-Arthur Goldschmidt is 90. Turkish-French economist and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of France Édouard Balladur is 89. American author/poet Martha Grimes is 87. Musician Bunk Gardner (Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention) is 85. Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 82. Former MLB pitcher Clay Carroll is 77. Former International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge is 76. Actress-activist Bianca Jagger is 73. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 73. Actor David Suchet (SOO'-shay) is 72. Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 70.. Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 68. Actress Christine Baranski is 66.. Singer Angela Bofill is 64. Fashion designer Donatella Versace is 63. Actor Brian Tochi is 59. Movie director Stephen Daldry is 58. Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 56. Country singer Ty Herndon is 56. Actress Mitzi Kapture is 56. Commentator Mika Brzezinski is 51. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is 50. Rock musician Todd Sucherman (Styx) is 49. Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock) is 46. Soccer player David Beckham is 43. Rock singer Jeff Gutt (goot) (Stone Temple Pilots) is 42. Actress Jenna Von Oy is 41. Former NBA player Brian Cardinal is 41. Former NBA player Melvin Ely is 40. Actress Ellie Kemper is 38. Actor Robert Buckley is 37. Actor Gaius (GY'-ehs) Charles is 35. NBA player Thabo Sefolosha is 34. Pop singer Lily Allen is 33. Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 33. Race car driver Kyle Busch is 33. Tennis player Ashley Harkleroad is 33. Rock musician Jim Almgren (Carolina Liar) is 32. Actor Thomas McDonell is 32. Singer/songwriter/actress Nana Kitade is 31. NFL player Pat McAfee is 31. Singer/songwriter Justin Young is 31. MLB pitcher Neftali Perez is 30. Actress Kay Panabaker is 28. NBA player Paul George (OKC Thunder) is 28. Princess Charlotte of Cambridge is 3.

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1939, Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive games comes to an end. An ailing Gehrig removes himself from the lineup, telling New York Yankees’ manager Joe McCarthy that he cannot play because of continuing weakness. Doctors will later diagnose Gehrig with ALS, a fatal disease that affects the muscles. The Iron Horse will never play again.

Today's Birthdays — Thursday, May 2, 2019: Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is 83. Former International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge is 77. Actress-activist Bianca Jagger is 74. Country singer R.C. Bannon is 74. Actor David Suchet (SOO'-shay) is 73. Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 71.

Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 69. Actress Christine Baranski is 67. Singer Angela Bofill is 65. Fashion designer Donatella Versace is 64. Actor Brian Tochi is 60.

Movie director Stephen Daldry is 59. Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 57. Country singer Ty Herndon is 57. Actress Mitzi Kapture is 57. Commentator Mika Brzezinski is 52. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is 51. Rock musician Todd Sucherman (Styx) is 50.

Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock) is 47. Soccer player David Beckham is 44. Rock singer Jeff Gutt (Stone Temple Pilots) is 43. Actress Jenna Von Oy is 42.

Actress Ellie Kemper is 39. Actor Robert Buckley is 38. Actor Gaius Charles is 36. Pop singer Lily Rose Cooper is 34. Olympic gold medal figure skater Sarah Hughes is 34. Rock musician Jim Almgren (Carolina Liar) is 33. Actor Thomas McDonell is 33.

Actress Kay Panabaker is 29. NBA All-Star Paul George (Oklahoma City Thunder) is 29. Princess Charlotte of Cambridge is 4.

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In 1956 - For the first time in "Billboard" chart history, five singles were in both the pop and the R&B top 10. The singles were Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel," Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes," Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally," the Platters' "Magic Touch," and Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love."

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