Today is Thursday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2013. There are 243 days left in the year.
1536 ― King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest
1833 ― Czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs
1932 ― Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S. Buck (“The Good Earth”)
1933 ― In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions
1956 ― U.S. Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus
1968 ― Gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London
1975 ― Apple records closes down
1977 ― “The King & I” opens at Uris Theater NYC for 719 performances
1980 ― Pink Floyd's “Another Brick in Wall (Part II)” is banned in South Africa
1982 ― Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men