Today is Wednesday, May 1, the 121st day of 2013. There are 244 days left in the year.
1006 ― Supernova observed by Chinese and Egyptians in constellation Lupus
1707 ― England, Wales and Scotland form U.K. of Great Britain
1786 ― Mozart’s opera “Marriage of Figaro” premieres in Wien (Vienna)
1840 ― First adhesive postage stamps (“Penny Blacks” from England) issued
1844 ― Samuel Morse sends first telegraphic message
1889 ― First International Workers Day, according to the Second International
1891 ― Cy Young pitches first game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3
1948 ― North Korea proclaims itself People’s Democratic Republic of Korea
1966 ― Last British concert by the Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley)
1967 ― Elvis Presley and Pricilla Beaulieu wed in Las Vegas