Interesting things that happened May 7th:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1812 Robert Browning, poet
In 1833 Johannes Brahms, composer
In 1840 Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, composer
In 1901 Gary Cooper, actor (High Noon, The Plainsman)
In 1909 Edwin Land, founded instant photography (Polaroid)
In 1919 Eva Peron, Argentine first lady
In 1923 Anne Baxter (in Michigan), actor (Razor's Edge, Ten
Commandments),
granddaughter of Frank Lloyd Wright
In 1931 Teresa Brewer (in Toledo, Ohio), singer (Put Another Nickel In)
In 1944 Sivi Aberg, actor (Batman, The Killing of Sister George)
In 1945 Robin Strasser (in New York City), actor (One Life to Live)
In 1951 Janis Ian (in New York), singer
In 1962 Robbie Knievel, second generation motorcycle daredevil
Events worth noting:
+ Beaufort Scale Day-measures wind force (scale 0 calm to 12
hurricane)
In 1824 Beethoven's Ninth Symphony presented for first time.
In 1862 Battle of Eltham's Landing, VA.
In 1864 Battle of the Wilderness ends. Total losses USA:17666,
CSA:7500.
In 1879 John "Red" Leary breaks out of jail; contributes to baseball
slang.
In 1915 British ****p "Lusitania" sunk by German submarine, 1198 die
(including 128 Americans).
In 1927 San Francisco Municipal Air****t (Mills Field) dedicated.
In 1941 Cornerstone of Bank of America building at 300 Montgomery laid.
In 1945 Nazis surrender to General Eisenhower at Rheims, France.
In 1947 Kraft Television Theater premiers
In 1959 Largest crowd in baseball history (93,103) at LA Coliseum.
Dodgers'
Sandy Koufax beat Yankees in exhibition 6-2.
In 1963 Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles).
In 1966 Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene.
In 1982 IBM releases PC-DOS version 1.1.
And remember ...
National Egg Month
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