May 3 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for May 3
In the headlines today:

2005	Pope Benedict XVI .
2002	Nintendo launches its GameCube console in Europe.
2000	The Catholic archbishop of New York, Cardinal John O'Connor, dies at age 80.
1996	After 2-1/2 years of deliberations, landmines are declared illegal, as representatives from most major countries sign a treaty in Geneva.
1986	Bill Shoemaker becomes the oldest jockey to win the the Kentucky Derby, at age 54.
1979	Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female prime minister.
1971	The National Public Radio (NPR) network begins broadcasting in the US.
1957	Walter O'Malley, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball club, decides to move the team to Los Angeles.
1952	An airplane landed at the actual location of the North Pole for the first time.
1952	The first commercial jet plane begins service.
1933	Nellie Ross (any relation to Betsy?) becomes the first woman director of the US Mint.
1921	West Virginia imposes the first state sales tax in the US.
1895	Rhodesia proclaims itself an independent country.
1833	The Mormons adopt the name Latter-Day Saints.
1802	Washington, DC is incorporated as a city.