1503-Columbus discovers Cayman Islands
1908-First Mother's Day observed (Philadelphia)
1913-Yankees commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings
1944-Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan
1946-Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy
1948-Winston Churchill visits The Hague
1960-John F. Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia
1963-Decca signs the Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison
1972-Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77
1983-Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul
1986-"Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco hit #1 on U.K. pop chart
1989-General Manuel Noriega's Government nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin
1994-Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's 1st black president
1995-Britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein
1997-Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs San Fransisco Giants)
1908-First Mother's Day observed (Philadelphia)
1913-Yankees commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings
1944-Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan
1946-Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy
1948-Winston Churchill visits The Hague
1960-John F. Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia
1963-Decca signs the Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison
1972-Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77
1983-Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul
1986-"Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco hit #1 on U.K. pop chart
1989-General Manuel Noriega's Government nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin
1994-Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's 1st black president
1995-Britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein
1997-Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs San Fransisco Giants)
