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