May 7
1824 - Beethoven's 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.
1847 - The American Medical Association was organized in Philadelphia.
1889 - Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in Baltimore.
1915 - The British ocean liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in World War I off the coast of Ireland, killing nearly 1,200 people including 128 Americans; 800 survived.
1928 - The minimum voting age for British women was lowered from 30 to 21 -- the same age as men.
1939 - Germany and Italy announced a military and political alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis.
1941 - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra recorded “Chattanooga Choo Choo” for RCA Victor.
1945 - Nazi Germany unconditionally surrendered to the allies in Rheims, France, ending its role in World War II.
1954 - The 56-day-long battle of Dienbienphu ended with Ho Chi Minh's forces defeating the French, signaling the end of French power in Indochina.
1963 - The United States launched the Telstar 2 communications satellite.
1975 - President Gerald R. Ford formally declared an end to the "Vietnam era." In Ho Chi Minh City -- formerly known as Saigon -- the Viet Cong celebrated its takeover.
1992 - The 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting mid-term Congressional pay raises, was ratified.
1994 - Edvard Munch's painting, "The Scream," was recovered a few months after it had been stolen.
1999 - During action against Yugoslavia, NATO jets mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three and injuring 20.
2000 - Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as president of Russia.
2010 - A BP-chartered vessel lowered a 100-ton concrete-and-steel vault onto the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well in an unprecedented, and ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to stop most of the gushing crude fouling the sea.
2012 - Vladimir Putin was sworn in for another six-year term as president of Russia.
2020 - Georgia authorities arrested a white father and son and charged them with murder in the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man they had pursued in a truck after spotting him running in their neighborhood near the port city of Brunswick. (The two men and a third white man would be convicted of murder in state court, and hate crimes in federal court.)
Birthdays
21 - Julia Antonelli (actress)
30 - Dylan Gelula (actor)
31 - Will Ospreay (professional wrestler)
32 - Alexander Ludwig (actor)
33 - Taylor Abrahamse (actor)
37 - Aidy Bryant (actress/comedian)
37 - Chiara Ferragni (model)
37 - Maya Erskine (actress)
39 - Scheana Marie (model)
40 - Alex Smith (football player)
40 - Kevin Owens (professional wrestler)
50 - Breckin Meyer (actor)
53 - Eagle-Eye Cherry (singer)
56 - Traci Lords (actress)
63 - Phil Campbell (musician)
65 - Michael E. Knight (actor)
81 - Thelma Houston (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 7
1945 - Baseball owner Branch Rickey announced the organization of the United States Negro Baseball League. There were 6 teams.
1959 - At the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a MLB record 93,103 fans watched the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees in an exhibition game.
1969 - The Oakland Oaks defeated the Indiana Pacers in five games to win the ABA championship.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks in five games to win the NBA championship.
1977 - Seattle Slew won the Kentucky Derby on its way to ultimately winning the Triple Crown.
1982 - A United States Federal jury ruled that the NFL violated antitrust laws by preventing the Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles.
1994 - The Denver Nuggets became the first #8 seed to eliminate a #1 seed (Seattle SuperSonics) in the NBA playoffs.
2006 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 713th home run which brought him one home run away from tying Babe Ruth on the career list.
2023 - Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball’s biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the Oakland A’s to three straight World Series titles before his career was derailed by drug problems, died at age 73.
1824 - Beethoven's 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.
1847 - The American Medical Association was organized in Philadelphia.
1889 - Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in Baltimore.
1915 - The British ocean liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in World War I off the coast of Ireland, killing nearly 1,200 people including 128 Americans; 800 survived.
1928 - The minimum voting age for British women was lowered from 30 to 21 -- the same age as men.
1939 - Germany and Italy announced a military and political alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis.
1941 - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra recorded “Chattanooga Choo Choo” for RCA Victor.
1945 - Nazi Germany unconditionally surrendered to the allies in Rheims, France, ending its role in World War II.
1954 - The 56-day-long battle of Dienbienphu ended with Ho Chi Minh's forces defeating the French, signaling the end of French power in Indochina.
1963 - The United States launched the Telstar 2 communications satellite.
1975 - President Gerald R. Ford formally declared an end to the "Vietnam era." In Ho Chi Minh City -- formerly known as Saigon -- the Viet Cong celebrated its takeover.
1992 - The 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting mid-term Congressional pay raises, was ratified.
1994 - Edvard Munch's painting, "The Scream," was recovered a few months after it had been stolen.
1999 - During action against Yugoslavia, NATO jets mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three and injuring 20.
2000 - Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as president of Russia.
2010 - A BP-chartered vessel lowered a 100-ton concrete-and-steel vault onto the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well in an unprecedented, and ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to stop most of the gushing crude fouling the sea.
2012 - Vladimir Putin was sworn in for another six-year term as president of Russia.
2020 - Georgia authorities arrested a white father and son and charged them with murder in the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man they had pursued in a truck after spotting him running in their neighborhood near the port city of Brunswick. (The two men and a third white man would be convicted of murder in state court, and hate crimes in federal court.)
Birthdays
21 - Julia Antonelli (actress)
30 - Dylan Gelula (actor)
31 - Will Ospreay (professional wrestler)
32 - Alexander Ludwig (actor)
33 - Taylor Abrahamse (actor)
37 - Aidy Bryant (actress/comedian)
37 - Chiara Ferragni (model)
37 - Maya Erskine (actress)
39 - Scheana Marie (model)
40 - Alex Smith (football player)
40 - Kevin Owens (professional wrestler)
50 - Breckin Meyer (actor)
53 - Eagle-Eye Cherry (singer)
56 - Traci Lords (actress)
63 - Phil Campbell (musician)
65 - Michael E. Knight (actor)
81 - Thelma Houston (singer)
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Today in Sports History - May 7
1945 - Baseball owner Branch Rickey announced the organization of the United States Negro Baseball League. There were 6 teams.
1959 - At the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a MLB record 93,103 fans watched the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees in an exhibition game.
1969 - The Oakland Oaks defeated the Indiana Pacers in five games to win the ABA championship.
1972 - The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks in five games to win the NBA championship.
1977 - Seattle Slew won the Kentucky Derby on its way to ultimately winning the Triple Crown.
1982 - A United States Federal jury ruled that the NFL violated antitrust laws by preventing the Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles.
1994 - The Denver Nuggets became the first #8 seed to eliminate a #1 seed (Seattle SuperSonics) in the NBA playoffs.
2006 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 713th home run which brought him one home run away from tying Babe Ruth on the career list.
2023 - Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball’s biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the Oakland A’s to three straight World Series titles before his career was derailed by drug problems, died at age 73.