Today is Friday. May 2, the 122nd day of 2014. There are 243 days left in the year.
1536
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King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest
1902 ―
The first science fiction film, “A Trip To The Moon," is released
1933
In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions
1949
Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for “Death of a Salesman"
1964
Beatles' “Second Album" goes No. 1 and stays No. 1 for five weeks
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
1994
Dr. Kervokian found innocent on assisting suicides
1997
Mercury Mail announces its 1 millionth Internet subscriber