May 2 - The Day in History

May 2 : General Interest 1933: Loch Ness Monster sighted Although accounts of an aquatic beast living in Scotland's Loch Ness date back 1,500 years, the modern legend of the Loch Ness Monster is born when a sighting makes local news on May 2, 1933... read more American Revolution 1740 : Elias Boudinot is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elias-boudinot-is-born Automotive 1918 : GM buys Chevrolet http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gm-buys-chevrolet Civil War 1863 : Confederates deliver blow to Union at Chancellorsville http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jackson-flanks-hooker-at-chancellorsville Cold War 1957 : Joseph McCarthy dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-mccarthy-dies Crime 1924 : A grisly crime leads to rubber gloves http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-grisly-crime-leads-to-rubber-gloves Disaster 1997 : Sandstorm in Egypt kills 12, topples buildings http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sandstorm-in-egypt-kills-12-topples-buildings General Interest 1670 : Hudson's Bay Company chartered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hudsons-bay-company-chartered 1808 : Madrid revolts against French rule http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/madrid-revolts-against-french-rule 1972 : End of an era at the FBI http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/end-of-an-era-at-the-fbi 2011 : Osama bin Laden killed by U.S. forces http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/osama-bin-laden-killed-by-us-forces Hollywood 2008 : Iron Man released http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iron-man-released Literary 1936 : Manuscript of Edna St. Vincent Millay's Conversations at Midnight destroyed in hotel fire http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/manuscript-of-edna-st-vincent-millays-conversations-at-midnight-destroyed-in-hotel-fire Music 1960 : Dick Clark survives the Payola scandal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dick-clark-survives-the-payola-scandal Old West 1874 : John B. Jones becomes major in Texas Rangers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-b-jones-becomes-major-in-texas-rangers Presidential 2001 : George W. Bush forms commission on Social Security http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-w-bush-forms-commission-on-social-security Sports 1939 : Gehrig ends streak http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gehrig-ends-streak Vietnam War 1964 : U.S. ship sunk in Saigon port http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-ship-sunk-in-saigon-port 1970 : Joint forces continue attack into Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joint-forces-continue-attack-into-cambodia World War I 1918 : Allies argue over U.S. troops joining battle on Western Front http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-argue-over-us-troops-joining-battle-on-western-front World War II 1945 : German troops in Italy surrender to the Allies, while Berlin surrenders to Russia's Zhukov http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-troops-in-italy-surrender-to-the-allies-while-berlin-surrenders-to-russias-zhukov

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