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, Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) 1892 - German fighter pilot
Dr. Benjamin Spock 1903 - Baby doctor, author ("The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care"), Theodore Bikel 1924 - Singer, actor ("Fiddler on the Roof", "The African Queen") , Lesley Gore 1946 - Singer
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.
1969 - The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) made its maiden voyage.
1970 - Student anti-war protesters at Ohio's Kent State University burn down the campus ROTC building. The National Guard took control of the campus.
1974 - The filming of "Jaws" began in Martha's Vineyard, MA.
1982 - The British submarine HMS Conqueror sank Argentina's only cruiser, the General Belgrano during the Falkland Islands War. More than 350 people died.
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