Today is Tuesday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2017. There are 243 days left in the year.
1965 — Early Bird satellite goes into commercial service
1965 — Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational
1965 — Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open
1966 — Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger Jr (Thousand Days)
1968 — Gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London
1968 — Israeli television begins transmitting
1969 — British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves on maiden voyage to New York
1974 — Former Vice President Spiro Agnew is disbarred
1976 — Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic