History for May 2 - On-This-Day.com:
Catherine The Great (Ekaterina Alekseevna) 1729 - Russian leader Catherine II, Henry M. Robert 1837 - U.S. Army General, author, Hedda Hopper (Elda Furry) 1890 - Actress and gossip columnist
Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) 1892 - German fighter pilot, Bing Crosby 1903 - Singer, according to Bing Crosby his birthday is May 2nd, his birthday is actually May 3, real name: Harry Lillis Crosby, Lesley Gore 1946 - Singer
1670 - The Hudson Bay Company was founded by England's King Charles II.
1863 - Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded by his own men in the battle of Chancellorsville, VA. He died 8 days later.
1885 - The Congo Free State was established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
1885 - The magazine "Good Housekeeping" was first published.
1902 - "A Trip to the Moon," the first science fiction film was released. It was created by magician George Melies.
1941 - The Federal Communications Commission agreed to let regular scheduling of TV broadcasts by commercial TV stations begin on July 1, 1941. This was the start of network television.
1969 - The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) made its maiden voyage.
1974 - The filming of "Jaws" began in Martha's Vineyard, MA.
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