Birth anniversary of philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855).
Birth anniversary of Karl Marx (1818-83).
100th birth anniversary of actor Tyrone Power (1914-58).
Happy Birthday! Adele, Lance Henriksen, Michael Palin
1809 - Mary Kies was awarded the first patent to go to a woman. It was for technique for weaving straw with silk and thread.
1821 - Napoleon Bonaparte died on the island of St. Helena, where he had been in exile.
1862 - The Battle of Puebla took place. It is celebrated as Cinco de Mayo Day.
1865 - The Thirteenth Amendment was ratified, abolishing slavery in the U.S.
1912 - Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda began publishing.
1917 - Eugene Jacques Bullard becomes the first African-American aviator when he earned his flying certificate with the French Air Service.
1925 - John T. Scopes, a biology teacher in Dayton, TN, was arrested for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
1936 - Edward Ravenscroft received a patent for the screw-on bottle cap with a pour lip.
1945 - A Japanese balloon bomb exploded on Gearhart Mountain in Oregon. A pregnant woman and five children were killed.
1955 - The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a sovereign state.
1961 - Alan Shepard became the first American in space when he made a 15 minute suborbital flight.
1994 - Michael Fay was caned in Singapore for vandalism. He received four lashes.
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