1626 – Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands
1814 – King Ferdinand VII of Spain signs the Decree of the 4th of May, returning Spain to absolutism
1922 – KNX-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions
1949 – Plane carrying the entire Torino Serie A soccer squad crashes on the outskirts of Turin, Italy; 31 killed; Torino awarded League title at the request of their rivals
1957 – Alan Freed hosts “Rock n’ Roll Show” 1st prime-time network rock show
1961 – 1st on-the-road Spacemobile lecture given.
1979 – Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1986 – President Babrak Karmal resigns as party leader of Afghanistan
1991 – NY Mets M Sasser and Mark Carreon are 8th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
2019 – Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez unifies a trio of middleweight world titles in a close, unanimous decision over Daniel Jacobs at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV