>On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight in a capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Space Race! Start your engines!
Tag Archive: NY Times
>On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others.
>On May 3, 1971, anti-war protesters calling themselves the Mayday Tribe began four days of demonstrations in Washington, D.C., aimed at shutting down the nation’s capital.
>On May 2, 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
Mine That Bird Wins the Kentucky Derby
Mine That Bird, a 50-1 longshot ridden by Calvin Borel, won the 135th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday after I Want Revenge, the morning-line favorite, was scratched.
>On May 1, 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane near Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
That wasn’t very nice of the Soviets! 😦
On May 1, 1907, Kate Smith, the American singer who was considered the “first lady of radio,” was born. Following her death on June 17, 1986, her obituary appeared in The Times.
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On April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces.
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Taking Subway Directions, Literally, From a Song of the City By JAMES BARRON
In honor of the 110th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s birth, the orchestra that bears his name took the A train.
~The New York Times~
~The New York Times~
>On April 29, 1992, deadly rioting that claimed 54 lives and caused $1 billion in damage erupted in Los Angeles after a jury in Simi Valley acquitted four Los Angeles police officers of almost all state charges in the videotaped beating of Rodney King.
>On April 28, 1947, a six-man expedition sailed from Peru aboard a balsa wood raft named the Kon-Tiki on a 101-day journey across the Pacific Ocean to Polynesia.
>A Pakistani Underworld
Despite a threat from Islamists, two Pakistani brothers stealthily manufacture fetish and bondage wear, earning more than $1 million a year from their Western customers.
Lacy Threads and Leather Straps Bind a Business
>On April 27, 1947, "Babe Ruth Day" at Yankee Stadium was held to honor the ailing baseball star.
Belleza
just a (transplanted) city girl 