May 12 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for May 12
In the headlines today:

2005	The motion picture Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith, directed by George Lucas, premieres at several major theatres across the US.
2001	singing legend Perry Como dies at age 88.
1993	NBC TV airs the final episode of the hit comedy Cheers.
1978	The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decides that hurricanes will no longer be given only female names.
1975	The Cambodian Navy seizes the American merchant ship Mayaguez in international waters.
1971	The Rolling Stones lead singer, Mick Jagger, marries model Bianca Perez Morena de Macias.
1970	Harry A. Blackmun is confirmed by the US Senate as a Supreme Court justice.
1955	Sam Jones of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first black pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the major leagues.
1943	Axis forces in North Africa surrender, during WWII.
1937	King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Britain are crowned at Westminster Abbey.
1932	The body of the kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh is found in Hopewell, New Jersey.
1870	Manitoba becomes a Canadian province.