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Interesting things that happened May 3rd:

Birthdays on this date:
 In 1874 Francois Coty, perfumemaker
 In 1898 Golda Meir, Israeli leader
 In 1903 Bing Crosby, crooner, actor
 In 1906 Mary Astor, New York Socialite
 In 1919 Pete Seeger, folk singer
       + Betty Comden, song writer
 In 1933 James Brown, singer (I Feel Good . . . HEH!)
 In 1937 William Bennett, crime buster
 In 1939 Samantha Eggar (in England), actor
 In 1946 Greg Gumbel
 In 1947 Frankie Valli, seasonal singer
       + Doug Henning, magician
 In 1951 Christopher Cross, musician

Events worth noting:
 In 1765 First US Medical school opened.
 In 1830 First regular steam train passenger service starts.
 In 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville - Beaten Union army withdraws.
 In 1898 Camp Merriman established at the Presidio.
 In 1919 America's first passenger flight (New York-Atlantic City).
 In 1922 Mayor Hylan closes streets for building of Yankee Stadium.
 In 1932 24 tourists begin the first air-charter holiday, from London to
         Basle, Switzerland for 7 days.
       + The "real Alice", Mrs Alice Hargreaves (n�e Liddell), accepts an
         honorary degree from Columbia University.
 In 1951 Gil McDougald ties record with 6 RBIs in 1 inning.
 In 1952 First landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole.
 In 1965 First use of satellite TV, Today Show on the Early Bird Satellite.
 In 1971 National non-commercial network radio begins programming.
       + National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" begins braodcasting.

And remember ...
 Better Hearing and Speech Month
 Older Americans Month

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Although efforts have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information,
several errors have been found in the past.  Don't place any bets on the basis
of what you find here.  -- Gabe