On May 2, 1519, the Florentine painter, sculptor, architect, engineer and scientist Leonardo da Vinci died.
In 1670, Hudson`s Bay Co. was chartered by England`s King Charles II.
In
On May 2, 1519, the Florentine painter, sculptor, architect, engineer and scientist Leonardo da Vinci died.
In 1670, Hudson`s Bay Co. was chartered by England`s King Charles II.
In 1837, Democrat William B. Ogden was elected the first mayor of Chicago, defeating Whig John H. Kinzie by a vote of 489-217.
In 1863, Confederate Gen. Thomas ``Stonewall`` Jackson was wounded fatally by his own soldiers who mistook him for a Union scout during the Civil War battle of Chancellorsville, Va.
In 1865, the body of President Abraham Lincoln arrived in Chicago to lie in state in the courthouse bounded by Randolph, Clark, Washington and La Salle Streets. About 125,000 people viewed the coffin.
In 1890, the Oklahoma Territory was organized.
In 1917, pitchers Jim ``Hippo`` Vaughn of the Cubs and Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds each hurled nine no-hit innings in Chicago. Vaughn gave up two hits and a run in the 10th, Toney no-hit the Cubs in the bottom half and the Reds won 1-0.
In 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin, and the Allies reported the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
In 1972, 91 people were killed in a mine fire in Kellogg, Idaho.
Also in 1972, J. Edgar Hoover, who served 48 years as head of the FBI, died in Washington at the age of 77.