In 1980, 35 people were killed when a freighter rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1,400-foot section of the southbound span to collapse.
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson, acting on a joint congressional resolution, signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.In 1962, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology succeeded in reflecting a laser beam off the surface of the moon.In 1965, Russian-born American pianist Vladimir Horowitz performed publicly for the first time in 12 years with a recital at Carnegie Hall in New York.
In 2016, Filipinos went to the polls to elect Rodrigo Duterte, the controversial, tough-talking mayor of Davao city, to be their country’s next president.Rock 'n’ roll pioneer Little Richard, known for his piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour, died in Tennessee at the age of 87 after battling bone cancer; he had helped shatter the color line on the music charts while introducing Black R&B to white America.
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Today in history: May 8Children’s book author Maurice Sendak, 83, died in Danbury, Connecticut.
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Today in sports history: May 8In 1968, Jim “Catfish” Hunter of the Oakland A’s pitches a perfect game, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-0. It is the first perfect game in the American League regular season in 46 seasons. See more sports moments:
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PHOTOS: Galveston opening its lovely historic homes to the public two weekends in MayCertain homes in Galveston are known for their long history, and Tom Schwenk Galveston Real Estate and the Galveston Historical Foundation want to showcase them for a few weekends in May.
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Did you win Saturday’s $51M Powerball drawing? Winning numbers, live resultsThe winning Powerball lottery numbers are drawn Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 10:59 p.m. The Powerball jackpot drawing today (5/7/2022) is worth an estimated $51 million for a single winner.
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