Saturday, May 5, 2018

Today is Saturday, May 5, the 125th day of 2018. There are 240 days left in the year.

1665 — Nicolaas Witsen visits patriarch Nikon in Moscow

1762 — Russia & Prussia sign peace treaty

1867 — Battle of Pueblo; Mexicans defeat Maximilian’s forces (Cinco de Mayo)

1881 — Anit-Jewish rioting in Kiev Ukraine

1891 — Carnegie Hall opens in NYC with Tchaikovsky as guest conductor

1893 — Panic of 1893: Great crash on New York Stock Exchange

1900 — "The Billboard" began weekly publication

1908 — 34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens on Stone Street wins

1908 — Great White Fleet arrives in San Fransisco