- On May 2, 1863, Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was
                    accidentally wounded by his own men; he died eight days later.
                  - In 1519, artist Leonardo da Vinci died at Cloux, France.
                  - In 1670, the Hudson Bay Co. was chartered by England's King Charles
                    II.
                  - In 1890, the Oklahoma Territory was organized.
                  - In 1932, Jack Benny's first radio show made its debut on the NBC
                    Blue Network.
                  - In 1936 "Peter and the Wolf," a symphonic tale for children by
                    Sergei Prokofiev, had its world premiere in Moscow.
                  - In 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the
                    Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of
                    Austria.
                  - In 1957, Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, the controversial Republican from
                    Wisconsin, died at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
                  - In 1960, convicted sex offender and best-selling author Caryl
                    Chessman was executed at San Quentin Prison in California.
                  - In 1965, the "Early Bird" satellite was used to transmit television
                    pictures across the Atlantic.
                  - In 1972, after serving 48 years as head of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover
                    died in Washington at age 77.
                  - In 1974, former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew was disbarred by the
                    Maryland Court of Appeals, effectively preventing him from
                    practicing law anywhere in the U.S.
                  - Ten years ago: At a Baltimore gathering, physicists said they were
                    persuaded that claims of "cold fusion" were based on nothing more
                    than experimental errors by scientists in Utah.
                  - Five years ago: Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of South
                    Africa's first democratic elections; President F.W. de Klerk
                    acknowledged defeat.
                  - One year ago: In separate radio addresses, President Clinton and
                    congressional Republicans lambasted the Internal Revenue Service and
                    promised more reforms to prevent future abuses. "Real Quiet" won the
                    Kentucky Derby.

                  *Happy Birthday*
                  - Actor Theodore Bikel is 75.
                  - Actor Roscoe Lee Browne is 74.
                  - Rock musician Link Wray is 64.
                  - Comedy writer-voice actor Lorenzo Music is 62.
                  - Bianca Jagger is 54.
                  - Country singer R.C. Bannon is 54.
                  - Singer Lesley Gore is 53.
                  - Singer-songwriter Larry Gatlin is 51.
                  - Rock singer Lou Gramm (Foreigner) is 49.
                  - Actress Christine Baranski is 47.
                  - Actress Elizabeth Berridge is 37.
                  - Country singer Ty Herndon is 37.
                  - Actress Jenna Von Oy is 22.