SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2010

Today is Saturday, May 1, the 121st day of 2010. There are 244 days left in the year.

1006 _ Supernova observed by Chinese and Egyptians in constellation Lupus

1786 _ Mozart's opera ``Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Vienna

1840 _ First adhesive postage stamps (``Penny Blacks" from England) issued

1844 _ Samuel Morse sends first telegraphic message

1914 _ China's first president Yuan Shikai wins dictatorial qualification

1931 _ Empire State Building opens in New York, N.Y.

1941 _ ``Citizen Kane", directed by & starring Orson Welles, premieres in New York

1948 _ North Korea proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea

1962 _ First French underground nuclear experiment in the Sahara

1992 _ Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th base