May 2nd
Today in America's Present Past
1740 | Founder Elias Boudinot was born.
1837 | Parliamentarian Henry Martyn Robert was born.
1844 | Entrepreneur Elijah McCoy was born.
1878 | The U.S. stops minting a “20-cent” coin.
1897 | Songwriter J. Fred Coots was born.
1903 | Pediatrician Benjamin Spock was born.
1918 | General Motors acquires Chevrolet Motor Company.
1924 | POTUS: Republican President Coolidge creates the Craters of the Moon National Monument.
1927 | SCOTUS: Decided Buck v. Bell.
1932 | Pearl Buck earns a Pulitzer Prize.
1949 | Arthur Miller earns a Pulitzer Prize.
1955 | Tennessee Williams earns a Pulitzer Prize.
1957 | Politician Joseph McCarthy died.
1972 | J. Edgar Hoover died.
1972 | Entertainer Dwayne Johnson was born.
1974 | POTIS: Republican Vice President Spiro Agnew is disbarred.
1985 | Auto racer Kyle Busch was born.