On This Day - May 2nd 1568 – Mary I of Scotland escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
On This Day - May 2nd 1863 – General Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire during the Battle of Chancellorsville and dies eight days later.
On This Day - May 2nd 1918 – General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
On This Day - May 2nd 1952 – The world's first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1 makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg.
On This Day - May 2nd 1969 – The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City.
On This Day - May 2nd 1982 – The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano during the Falklands War.
Today's Birthdays
Born On This Day - May 2nd 1729 – Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (d. 1796)
Born On This Day - May 2nd 1772 – Novalis, German writer (d. 1801)
Born On This Day - May 2nd 1881 – Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
Born On This Day - May 2nd 1892 – The Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, German World War I pilot (d. 1918)
Born On This Day - May 2nd 1903 – Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (d. 1998)
Born On This Day - May 2nd 1946 – Today is the birthday of Lesley Gore, American singer.
Born On This Day - May 2nd1950 – Today is the birthday of Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan human rights advocate, former actress and model, and formerly married to Mick Jagger.
Born On This Day- May 2nd 1985 – Today is the birthday of Lily Allen, English singer and songwriter.
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