May 2nd is also known as International Astronomy Day and Baby Day.
We’re now on the 122nd day of the year, and have 243 days left.
If you were born on May 2, your star sign is Taurus.
If this day is important to you, you should know what happened on this day, with these interesting facts & historical events.
Did you know that on this day in 1918, General Motors bought the Chevrolet Motor Company? The deal was orchestrated by Billy Durant who had founded both companies.
Keep reading for more facts about May 2nd in history!
What Happened On May 2 In History?
1967
The Stanley Cup Finals took place with the Toronto Maple Leafs beating the Montreal Canadiens.
Terry Sawchuk prevented 41 shots from the opposing team, resulting in their victory.
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Wikipedia
1957
An assassination attempt was made on Gangster Frank Costello.
As Frank Costello was arriving home, a man followed him into the lobby where Costello was shot in the head. The bullet curved around his skull from his ear to his neck and exited without any mortal damage.
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Wikipedia
1945
The Battle of Berlin ended, with German forces conceding as the Soviet army took Berlin.
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National Geographic
1920
The first game of the Negro National League was played at Washington Park in Indianapolis.
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Wikipedia
1908
Take Me Out to the Ball Game was copyrighted.
The US Copyright office received two copies of this new song for copyright. It was written by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer, neither of which had ever attended a baseball game before writing. It has since become the official anthem of Northern American baseball.
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Library of Congress
1780
William Herschel discovered the first binary star.
Named Xi Ursae Majoris, this star system was the first of its kind to be discovered. A binary star system is two stars which orbit around their common center of mass.
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Wikipedia
Did you know that on this day, May 2nd 1918, General Motors bought the Chevrolet Motor Company?