Ken P's Today in History
May 1

What happened in history on this day: May 1? Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics, creating several timelines of history. Here you will find specific events from those databases for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company, Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins. On May 1 in ... Personal computer history: 1964 - At Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire, the BASIC programming language runs for the first time. The language was developed by professors John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz, BASIC is an acronym for Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. It is based on FORTRAN and Algol, and was developed for a General Electric 225 mainframe computer. 1984 - Alan Kay joins Apple Computer as an Apple Fellow. 2000 - IBM announces the ThinkPad T20 portable computer, replacing the 600 series. It features 13.3-14.1 inch display, drive bay for CD / DVD / LS 120 SuperDrive, Ethernet, modem, TV out port, 1.3-inch thick, 5 pounds weight, 650-700 MHz Pentium III processor, 12-20 GB hard drive, 128-512 MB RAM, price US$3099-3999. 2001 - Sony Electronics introduces the Song Clié PEG-N710C handheld computer. It features Palm OS v3.5.2S, 320x320 resolution 256-color reflective TFT display, 33 MHz Dragonball VZ processor, 8 MB RAM, 4 MB flashable ROM, 8 MB Memory Stick, USB synchronization cradle. The rechargeable lithium ion battery powers the unit for about 15 days. Price is US$499; weight is 6.4 ounces; size is 4.5 x 2.8 x 0.7 inches. 2001 - Corel releases WordPerfect Office 2002 software suite. Standard Edition includes WordPerfect word processor, Quattro spreadsheet, and Corel presentation software; upgrade price is US$159. Professional Edition adds Paradox database and Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice-recognition software; full price is US$259. 2001 - Apple Computer unveils a new iBook laptop computer. It features 500 MHz PowerPC G3 processor, 1024x768 resolution 12-inch screen, 64-128 MB RAM, 10-20 GB hard drive, FireWire and USB ports, and CD/DVD drive. Weight is 4.9 pounds; thickness is 1.3 inches. Prices range from US$1299 to US$2099. 2004 - The Sasser worm is first noticed on the loose, affecting Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The worm crashes and rebots computers, replicating itself to other computers. Millions of computers are quickly affected worldwide. 2005 - Lenovo of China completes its acquisition of IBM's personal computer business. 2006 - Intel releases the 3.6 GHz Pentium D 960 dual-core processor. It features 2 MB cache, 800 MHz front-side bus, and 65 nanometre traces. Price is US$530 in 1000-unit quantities. Walt Disney Company history: 1924 - M.J. Winkler Productions releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Wild West Show to theaters 1927 - Disney ships the second Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Trolley Troubles, to Winkler Pictures. 1942 - The Donald Duck film Donald Gets Drafted is released to theaters. This is the first Disney war-themed cartoon released during the Second World War. 1943 - Disney delivers the film Water, Friend or Enemy to the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. 1954 - The Anaheim Bulletin newspappr reports news of the Disney purchase of land in Anaheim for the (Disneyland) amusement park. 1957 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled The Yellowstone Story and Bear Country. 1971 - Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film Billy Jack to theaters in the USA. A man wears a Disneyland souvenir t-shirt. 1976 - The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Night at the Movies featuring That Darn Cat and Bear Country. 1977 - The Empress Lilly riverboat, a 19th century Mississippi sternwheeler, is christened, by Lillian Disney. The river boat sits in Lake Buena Vista, in the Walt Disney World Village. 1982 - The CBS TV network airs the Walt Disney show, entitled A Disney Vacation. 1983 - Card Walker resigns as chairman of Disney, turning the job over to Ray Watson. 1984 - Grenada Grenadines issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters with Easter hats. 1984 - Reliance Group Holdings announces it has increased its holdings of Disney stock to 12.1 percent. 1985 - The team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker sign a two-year deal with Disney. Within a week, they begin work on the film Ruthless People. 1987 - Warner Brothers agrees to distribute Disney and Touchstone films outside of the US. 1988 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, entitled Splash, Too part one. 1989 - The Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World opens to the public. It covers 135 acres. Total construction costs were over US$500 million. Advertising and promotions for the opening cost US$30 million. Entrance prices are US$29 for adults, and US$23 for children aged 3-9. 1989 - The Great Movie Ride attraction opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Backstage Studio Tour opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. Included are the short films The Lottery, and Michael and Mickey. 1989 - The Magic of Disney Animation tour opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The film Back to Neverland opens at the Animation Tour in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Monster Sound Show attraction opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The New York Street area opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The 50s Prime Time Cafe restaurant opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Studio Catering Co. food facility opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The SuperStar Television attraction opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Soundstage Restaurant opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Dinosaur Gertie's Ice Cream of Extinction shop opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Animation Gallery shop opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Residential Street area opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Min and Bill's Dockside Diner restaurant opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Disney Classics Theater opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Hollywood & Vine restaurant opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Backlot Express restaurant opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Theater of the Stars attraction opens on Hollywood Boulevard in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Sid Cahuenga's One-of-a-Kind shop opens on Hollywood Boulevard in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Mickey's of Hollywood shop opens on Hollywood Boulevard in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Crossroads of the World shop opens in the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. 1989 - The Pleasure Island area opens at the Walt Disney World resort. It includes the Neon Armadillo Music Saloon nightclub, Mannequins nightclub, Adventurers Club nightclub, XZFR Rockin' Rollerdrome nightclub, and the Comedy Warehouse nightclub. 1997 - The Gambia issues thirty postage stamps depicting scenes from Disney's 101 Dalmations. 1997 - The Gambia issues ten postage stamps depicting Minnie Mouse through the years. 1998 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film He Got Game to theaters in the USA. 2000 - At midnight, Time Warner shuts off all Disney-owned channels from its cable systems, affecting 3.5 million viewers. The two companies are negotiating Time Warner's carrying of Disney's channels. At 3:21 PM, the channels are back online. 2001 - The name of the Countdown to Extinction attraction in DinoLand U.S.A. in Disney's Animal Kingdom is changed to DINOSAUR. 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. When German youth are kicked out of a house, one asks another where they will go now. The reply is "To Disneyland, where we will heap the scorn on Goofy.". 2009 - Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas - Kidani Village open in the Animal Kingdom Lodge at Walt Disney World, part of the Disney Vacation Club. 2015 - Disney releases the Marvel Studios film Avengers: Age of Ultron to 3-D and IMAX theaters in the USA. Chevrolet Corvette history: 1952 - Edward Cole becomes Chief Engineer of Chevrolet. Cole was previously Cadillac General Manufacturing Manager. 1953 - Zora Arkus-Duntov starts work at Chevrolet as assistant staff engineer to Maurice Olley in Research and Development. Zora is assigned to Edward Cole's top secret Chevrolet "Cadet II" major car program. 1960 - In Danville, Virginia, an SCCA National race for Modified classes is held. Finishing 1st in B-Modified class and 2nd overall is the #11 Corvette Sting Ray driven by Richard Thompson. 1960 - In Danville, Virginia, an SCCA National race for Production classes is held. Finishing 2nd in B-production class and 2nd overall is the #145 Corvette driven by Ray Rairdon. Finishing 3rd in B-Production class and 3rd overall is the #119 Corvette driven by Harold Keck. Finishing 4th in B-Production class and 4th overall is the #39 Corvette driven by Richard W. Jalbert. Finishing 5th in B-Production class and 17th overall is the #121 Corvette driven by Laura Dasey. 1971 - Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film Billy Jack to theaters in the USA. A Riverside Gold 1969 convertible Corvette appears. 1983 - At the Moroso Motorsports Park Raceway in West Palm beach, Florida, the SCCA Budweiser Trans-Am Championship - Round 1 race is held. Finishing 3rd is the Pickett Racing #6 Corvette, driven by Greg Pickett. Finishing 7th is the Currin Racing #99 Corvette, driven by Phil Currin. Finishing 15th is the Specialities Racing #71 Corvette, driven by Ron Boelts. Finishing 17th is the B.C. Autobody #41 Corvette, driven by Bill Craine. In 29th place, but not finishing the race, is the On-Track Engineering #0 Corvette, driven by Frank Search. In 32nd place, but not finishing the race, is the Pacific Summit Motorsports #11 Corvette, driven by Darin Brassfield. In 34th place, but not finishing the race, is the Quaker Manufacturing #73 Corvette, driven by Dan Furey. 1986 - In Norwich, England, Lotus engineers start the first LT5 V8 engine. This is Chevrolet's first new V8 engine since the 1965 Mark IV. 1988 - At the Dallas Grand Prix in Dallas, Texas, the first round of the SCCA Corvette Challenge race series is held. Finishing 1st is Mark Dismore in the #33 DR Motorsports 1988 Corvette. 2005 - At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, the Road & Track 250 race is held, round four of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. Finishing 21st in GT class and 43rd overall is the Beachman Racing #56 Corvette, driven by Bruce Beachman and Will Diefenbach. Finishing 28th in GT class and 51st overall is the ASC Motorsports #55 Corvette, driven by Zach Arnold and Jason Workman. 2016 - At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, USA, the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 4th in GT Le Mans class and 14th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C7.R driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin. Finishing 7th in GT Le Mans class and 17th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia. 2022 - At the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California, USA, the Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 4th in GTD Pro class and 15th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia. World War II history: 1937 - The Polish Military Attaché in Paris, France, agrees to cooperate with Belgian General Staff in exchanging information concerning the German Army. 1940 - British ships begin transporting soldiers off Namsos, Norway. 1940 - French counterintelligence in Berne, Switzerland, confirms May 8-10 as the German date of attack, with an attack on the whole front, focusing on Sedan. 1940 - Czech agent and German military intelligence service member Paul Thümmel reports to French intelligence via The Hague that a German offensive against the West would begin May 10. 1940 - Germans change key settings on Enigma ciphering machines. 1941 - (evening) German planes begin several nights of bombing Liverpool, England. 1942 - Submarine U-69 shells Canadian merchant ship James E. Newsom north-east of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean. 1942 - Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto, commander in chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet, devises Operation Mi to draw out the U.S. Pacific Fleet by an attack on Midway. 1942 - Task Force 17 is formed under American Rear-Admiral Fletcher, to operate in the Coral Sea. 1942 - Japanese forces take Mandalay. 1945 - (0630 hours Tokyo time) About 5000 American, Australian, and Netherlands forces begin landing on Tarakan Island, near Borneo. 1945 - German forces begin abandoning Denmark. 1945 - Indian paratroops drop near part of Rangoon, Burma. 1945 - German president Karl Dönitz commences a progressive total surrender of German armed forces, by means of local surrenders. 1945 - In Germany, the US 7th Army captures German Field Marshal General Wilhelm Rutter von Leeb and German Field Marshal General Wilhelm List. 1945 - German-Soviet truce talks are ended when a German sniper injures Russian Major Belovsoff. Soviet forces retaliate with an intense shell barrage. 1945 - The Portuguese Government orders flags at half-staff and two days of mourning for Adolf Hitler. 1945 - British and Indian armored columns reach Pego in Southern Burma before the retreating Japanese, trapping about 30,000 troops remaining from three Japanese armies of central and south Burma. 1945 - Seven German JU-52 planes drop supplies to Breslau, and two Fieseler Fi-156 Storch planes land with more supplies. 1945 - Hamburg Radio reports Adolf Hitler died in afternoon of April 30, in operational headquarters in Reich Chancellory. 1945 - (1518 hours) Karl Dönitz learns by radio message that Adolf Hitler died the previous day. 1945 - (evening) Joseph Goebbels has a physician give his children lethal injections, then has an SS orderly shoot him and his wife, then burn the bodies. 1945 - (2140 hours Berlin) Karl Dönitz makes a speech over radio: "It is my first task to save Germany from destruction by the advancing Bolshevist enemy. For this aim alone the military struggle continues.". 1945 - (late) British forces take Pegu in Burma, near Rangoon. 1945 - To date, American and British planes have dropped 2,453,595 tons of explosives on German targets since the start of the war. Losses of aircraft have been 40,822 German, 26,715 American and British. 1945 - (night) Greek Commandos with co-operation of British Navy and Air Force make four simultaneous raids on the west coast of Rhodes Island in the Dodecanese Islands in Aegean Sea. German and Italian casualties are estimated at 89, with just three British troops wounded. 1945 - (night) Canadian forces capture Delfzijl, Netherlands. 1947 - Greece issues seven postage stamps depicting Greek participation in the war. Video game history: 1992 - In the lawsuit of Atari versus Nintendo, a jury in a San Francisco courtroom finds that Nintendo's licensing program had not hurt Atari. The jury concludes that Nintendo did not try to monopolize the video game market. However, the jury is deadlocked on the issues of illegal maintenance of a monopoly and unfair restraint of trade. 1992 - Nintendo announces a reduction of the price of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in the US. 1995 - Midway Amusement Games releases the Mortal Kombat 3 video game Version 2.0 to arcades in the US. 1997 - Gambia issues a postage stamp depicting cartoon dogs from Disney's 101 Dalmatians playing a TV video game system. 1999 - Nintendo releases the Super Mario Bros. Deluxe video game for the Game Boy Color in the US. 2005 - Nintendo releases the Pokémon Emerald video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA. 2011 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The Noiseland Arcade appears, with various made-up arcade games: "CaterKiller 2", "Click Clack", "Triangle Wars", "Time Waister". Swedish history: 1809 - A Riksdag meets in Stockholm. Gustav IV and his heirs are declared to have forfeited the Crown. Duke Karl is to be named king, subject to acceptance of a new constitution to be drafted. 1920 - Crown Princess Margareta dies. 1999 - The office of the Ombudsman against Discrimination of the Basis of Sexual Orientation is created, to ensure that a new law against sexual discrimination in the workplace is observed. 2003 - A law takes effect banning the import of cars for personal use from countries outside the European Union. 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A Swedish Volvo car appears. Canadian coin history: 1935 - A proclamation gives the new silver dollar legal status. 1935 - Canada's first issued silver dollar is made available, struck in 0.800 fine silver. The 1935-dated coin commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the accession to the throne of King George V. 1978 - Bill C-51 is introduced into the House of Commons. The bill seeks to amend the Criminal Code to deal with "False Coins of Numismatic Interest". 1981 - In Montreal, the Monex '81 show is held, over three days. An 1870 specimen set (5c, 10c, 25c, 50c) is sold at auction for $59,000. A specimen 1931 50c sells for $10,000. 2006 - In Paris, France, the World Mint Directors' Conference is held, over four days. As part of the MDC Coin Competition, Canada's 2004 25-cent poppy colored coin is voted as the most innovative of the year. USA coin history: 1784 - Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris sends Thomas Jefferson examples of 1783 Nova Constellatio coin patterns. 1806 - Secretary of State James Madison instructs U.S. Mint Director Robert Patterson to cease coinage of silver coins larger than the half dollar due to exportation of silver dollars by the Bank of the United States. 1880 - Carson City Mint coinage resumes, with silver stock replenished to 227,000 ounces. 1964 - The US Mint begins sales of 1964-dated uncirculated coin sets, for $2.40 each. 1974 - Treasury Secretary George Schultz puts regulation into effect making melting of cents illegal. 1978 - Walter Fauntroy of the District of Columbia introduces H.R. 12444, proposing a dollar coin reduced in size and weight, and with a new design. 2008 - Stanley L. Klos of Florida files a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Florida against U.S. Secretary of the Treasurer Henry Paulson claiming that the US Mint's Presidential dollar program should include the ten men who served as president of the United States in Congress Assembled under the 1777 Articles of Confederation. Sports history: 1751 - The first cricket match is played in America. 1883 - National League Baseball returns to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; first National League game since 1876. The Providence Grays beat the Philadelphia Quakers 4-3. 1883 - New York Athletic Club hires Bob Rogers as first American pro sports trainer. 1891 - Cy Young pitches first game played in Cleveland's League Park: Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3. 1901 - Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox. 1906 - Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher John Lush no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-0. 1912 - Amsterdam-North soccer team DWV forms. 1920 - Babe Ruth's first New York Yankees' homerun and 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds. 1920 - Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 1-1, in 26 innings. 1922 - Chicago White Sox pitcher Charlie Robertson pitches a perfect no-hit, no-run game against Detroit Tigers, 2-0. 1923 - 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4. 1926 - Satchel Paige makes pitching debut in US Negro Southern League. 1927 - Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam. 1928 - Rotterdam soccer team Black White '28 forms. 1929 - Brooklyn's Johnny Finn sets 100 yard sack race record in 14.4 seconds. 1930 - Donald Bradman scores 236 in cricket for Australia versus Worcestershire, his first f-class innings in England. 1940 - The 1940 Olympics are cancelled. 1943 - 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04. 1947 - Cleveland Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stadium. 1948 - 74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:05.4; this is Arcaro's fourth win. 1949 - Philadelphia Athletics' Elmer Valo is first American League player to hit two bases-loaded triples in a game. 1954 - 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York aboard Determine wins in 2:03. 1955 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament. 1955 - Bobby Feller's 15th one-hit or less game (12 one-hitters, three no-hitters). 1959 - Floyd Patterson knocks out Brian London in 11 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. 1959 - Chicago White Sox' player Early Wynn beats Boston Red Sox 1-0 on his own homerun. 1960 - Pancho Gonzalez retires from tennis. 1962 - Bo Belinsky pitches a no-hitter, in his fourth start. 1965 - 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker on Lucky Debonair wins in 2:01.2. 1965 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3. 1966 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational. 1968 - Philadelphia Phillies' J Boozer is ejected for throwing spitballs during his warmup. 1969 - Houston Astros' Don Wilson second no-hitter, beats Cincinnati Reds, 4-0. 1969 - Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for US$16,155,000. 1971 - 97th Kentucky Derby: Gustavo Avila on Canonero II wins in 2:03.2. 1973 - San Francisco Giants score seven runs with two outs in 9th inning to beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-7. 1976 - 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Junior on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6. 1976 - Jos Hermens on the Netherlands sets record for 20,000 metre, 57:24.2. 1977 - Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:35:15.4). 1977 - Debbie Austin wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic. 1982 - 108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Gato Del Sol wins in 2:02.4. 1983 - Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC International Golf Tournament. 1986 - Bill Elliott sets stock car speed record of 212.229 mph. 1987 - 46 homeruns hit in 13 baseball games. 1988 - Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. 1989 - Jockey Chris Antley ends record of 64 consecutive winning days. 1991 - Oakland Athletics' Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brock's record with his 939th base steal (vs New York Yankees). 1991 - Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge. 1991 - Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago Cubs, 10-9, in 19 innings. 1991 - Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers pitches his seventh career no-hitter (breaking his own record), beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0. 1992 - Los Angeles Dodgers postpone three games due to racial riots resulting from the Rodney King incident. 1992 - New York Rangers win their first ever 7th game of a playoff (vs New Jersey Devils). 1992 - Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th base. 1993 - 119th Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Sea Hero wins in 2:02.4. 1994 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament. 1994 - Sherri Steinhauer wins LPGA Sprint Golf Championship. 1995 - Steve Waugh scores 200 for Australia versus West Indies at Sabina Park. 1996 - Gerald Williams is first New York Yankees' player since 1934 to get six hits in a game. 1999 - 125th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Charismatic wins in 2:03.2. 2002 - Tevor Hoffman of the San Diego Padres establishes a new major league record for the most saves for one team: 321. 2004 - Barry Bonds sets a major league record by being walked four times intentionally in a nine-inning game. 2016 - At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, USA, the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, and Filipe Albuquerque. Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 7th overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger VanDer Zande and Alex Popow. Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe. Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Scuderia Corsa #63 Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Alessandro Balzan, Christina Nielsen, and Jeff Segal. 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 10-6. 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Detroit Tigers by score 6-3. 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Oakland Athletics by score 7-3. 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats San Francisco Giants by score 11-5. 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Cincinnati Reds by score 10-1. 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Atlanta Braves by score 7-3. 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 7-5. 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Kansas City Royals by score 6-4. 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 2-0. 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Chicago White Sox by score 6-5. 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Miami Marlins by score 7-3. 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Houston Astros by score 3-2. 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 5-2. 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 9-3. 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Boston Red Sox by score 9-5. 2022 - At the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California, USA, the Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Acura DPi driven by Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor. Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 6th overall is the Tower Motorsports #8 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Louis Deletraz and John Farano. Finishing 1st in GTD Pro class and 12th overall is #9 Porsche 911 GT3R driven by Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell. Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 16th overall is the Wright Motorsport #16 Porsche 911 GT3R driven by Jan Heylen and Ryan Hardwick. 2022 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-3. Space exploration history: 1006 - Supernova observed by Chinese and Egyptians in constellation Lupus. 1682 - Louis XIV and his court inaugurate Paris Observatory. 1930 - The dwarf planet Pluto is officially named. 1949 - Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, (second satellite of Neptune). 1957 - Vanguard TV-1 booster test reaches 195 km. 1965 - USSR launches Luna 5; later impacts on Moon. Extreme weather history: 1908 - World's most intense rain shower (2.47 inches in 3 minutes) at Portobelo, Panamá. 1928 - Six children die and ten injured by hailstones in Klausenburg, Romania. 1994 - Tornado and hail storms hit Jiangxi, China, 95 killed. USA history: 1806 - Secretary of State James Madison instructs U.S. Mint Director Robert Patterson to cease coinage of silver coins larger than the half dollar due to exportation of silver dollars by the Bank of the United States. 1822 - John Phillips becomes first mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. 1841 - First emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri, for California. 1847 - The cornerstone is laid for the first building of the Smithsonian Institution. 1861 - CSA General Robert Lee orders Confederate troops under General Thomas Jackson to Harper's Ferry. 1862 - USA Army captain David Farragut recaptures New Orleans, Louisiana. 1863 - Edward Dorr Tracy, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 29. 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia (29,000 injured or died). 1863 - Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi. 1863 - Confederate States of America "National Flag" replaces "Stars and Bars". 1863 - Confederate congress passes resolution to kill black soldiers. 1864 - Atlanta campaign, Georgia. 1864 - Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign). 1866 - American Equal Rights Association forms. 1867 - Reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration. 1871 - The US Supreme Court rules 5-4 in favor of the legal tender status of paper money, overruling a decision made in 1870 which considered it unconstitutional. 1873 - First US postal card is issued. 1875 - 238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities. 1884 - Construction begins on Chicago's first skyscraper (10 stories). 1886 - US general strike for 8-hour day begins. 1892 - US Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, San Francisco Bay. 1893 - US President Grover Cleveland officially opens the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Constructed at a cost of $19 million, the fair is spread over 686 acres along Lake Michigan, with displays from 46 countries and 34 American states. The fair features the first Ferris wheel, first commercial movie theatre, first moving sidewalk, the debut of the automatic dishwasher, and the debut of the zipper. 1898 - US Navy Commodore George Dewey aboard Olympia with four cruisers and two gunboats engage Spanish fleet in Manila Harbor, Philippines, annihilating the Spanish fleet of ten ships; 167 men killed, 214 wounded. 1900 - Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield, Utah. 1901 - Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo, New York. 1915 - German submarine sinks US ship Gulflight. 1931 - U.S. President Herbert Hoover officially dedicates New York City's Empire State Building. At 102 stories and 1,250 feet high it is the world's tallest skyscraper (a record held until 1972). 1934 - Philippine legislature accepts US proposal for independence. 1935 - Boulder Dam is completed. 1937 - US President Franklin Roosevelt signs act of neutrality. 1941 - Film Citizen Kane, directed by and starring Orson Welles, premieres in New York. 1941 - General Mills introduces Cheerios cereal. 1943 - Food rationing begins in US. 1946 - Mrs Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of the Year". 1947 - Lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg ends term as second head of US Central Intelligence Agency. 1947 - Rear Admiral Roscoe H Hillenkoetter, US Navy, becomes 3th director of the Central Intelligence Agency. 1948 - Glenn Taylor, Idaho Senator, arrested in Birmingham, Alabama, for trying to enter a meeting through a door marked "for Negroes". 1952 - US Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada. 1952 - "Mr Potato Head" toy is introduced; first toy advertised on television. 1954 - American Motors is formed by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Comopany. 1956 - The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public. 1957 - US gives Poland credit of US$95 million. 1957 - Vanguard TV-1 booster test reaches 195 km. 1960 - Russia shoots down American pilot Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane over Sverdlovsk. 1962 - US President John Kennedy authorizes Area Redevelopment Act (ARA). 1963 - First American (James Whittaker) conquers Mount Everest. 1964 - At Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire, the BASIC programming language runs for the first time. The language was developed by professors John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz, BASIC is an acronym for Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. It is based on FORTRAN and Algol, and was developed for a General Electric 225 mainframe computer. 1966 - US troops shooting targets in Cambodia. 1967 - Clay Shaw is arrested on charges of conspiracy in the murder of President John Kennedy. 1969 - Clay Shaw is found not guilty of conspiracy to murder President John Kennedy. 1971 - Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) is formed to take over U.S. passenger rail service. 1980 - 15th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell wins. 1980 - American Book Award: William Styron (Sophie's Choice)/T Wolfe (The Right Stuff). 1981 - Harrison Williams (Senator-Democrat-New Jersey) convicted on FBI Abscam charges. 1982 - A crowd of over 100,000 attends the first day of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fair is kicked off with an address by President Ronald Reagan. 1985 - US President Ronald Reagan ends embargo against Nicaragua. 1989 - The Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World opens to the public. It covers 135 acres. Total construction costs were over US$500 million. Advertising and promotions for the opening cost US$30 million. Entrance prices are US$29 for adults, and US$23 for children aged 3-9. 1989 - US Supreme Court rules employees have legal burden to prove non-discriminatory reasons for not hiring or promoting. 1992 - Eric Houston kills four in a California high school where he failed history four years prior. 2003 - George W. Bush lands on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, in a Lockheed S-3 Viking, where he gives a speech announcing the end of major combat in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. A banner behind him declares "Mission Accomplished." 2004 - The Sasser computer worm is first noticed on the loose, affecting Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The worm crashes and rebots computers, replicating itself to other computers. Millions of computers are quickly affected worldwide. 2006 - The Great American Boycott takes place across the United States as marchers protest for immigration rights. 2008 - A US navy ship off the coast of Somalia makes a missile attack on the home of Aden Hashi Ayro in Dusamareb, killing him and at least ten other people. Ayro was military leader of al-Shabab, in control of most of Somalia. 2023 - The US Navy base on Vieques island, Puerto Rico, (established in 1941) is permanently closed. 2023 - In the USA, First Republic Bank becomes the second-biggest retail-bank failure in the US, with JP Morgan Chase taking over most of the bank, and the Federal Deopsit Insurance Corporation expecting to lose $13 billion. Other history: 1707 - England, Wales, and Scotland form Great Britain. 1948 - North Korea proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea. 2004 - The largest expansion to date of the European Union takes place, extending the Union by ten member-states: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Malta and Cyprus. 2008 - Great Britain's Labor Party suffers worst election defeat on record, losing 331 councilors in local elections to the opposition Conservatives, who gained 256. vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://kpolsson.com/today/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page.

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