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What happened in history on this day: May 5?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On May 5 in ...
- 1976 - Hewlett-Packard grants a release to Steve Wozniak for his Apple computer.
- 1977 - MITS files for a restraining order against Microsoft, to prevent Microsoft from licensing 8080 BASIC until the dispute with MITS is resolved.
- 1988 - WordPerfect ships WordPerfect 5.0 for US$500.
- 1999 - IBM unveils the IBM WorkPad z50 handheld computer. It features Windows CE, 64,000-color 8.2-inch LCD screen, NEC MIPS 133 MHz processor, 20 MB ROM, 16 MB RAM, keyboard, 33 kbps modem, 8-hour battery life. Weight is 2.6 pounds; price is US$999.
- 1999 - National Semiconductor announces its intention to sells its Cyrix division.
- 1999 - Macao issues two postage stamps with a telecommunictions theme, depicting the Internet, and a computer mouse.
- 1930 - The first Mickey Mouse comic strip drawn and inked by Floyd Gottfredson is published.
- 1984 - The Disney Channel begins airing a DTV series of music videos, using Disney cartoons and popular songs.
- 1985 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film The Undergrads.
- 1987 - Disneyland debuts "Disney Dollars", a creation of Jack Lindquist. Mickey Mouse and Sleeping Beauty's Castle are on the $1 bill, Goofy and the Mark Twain Riverboat are on the $5 bill.
- 1990 - The Disney Channel begins airing the Tale Spin animated series.
- 1994 - St. Vincent issues twenty postage stamps depicting various Disney characters.
- 1994 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A doctor refers to "the evil gene", saying "Walt Disney had it".
- 1996 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character says "It's like a freakin' Country Bear Jambaroo around here!", a reference to Disneyland's Country Bear Jamboree attraction.
- 2005 - Disneyland begins an 18-month-long anniversary celebration of its 50th birthday.
- 2005 - The film Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years is released in the Opera House on Main Street at Disneyland.
- 2005 - The Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters attraction opens in Disneyland.
- 1967 - The Nebraska Corvette Association is formed.
- 1973 - At the Lime Rock Park raceway in Lime Rock, Connecticut, the Schaefer Trans-Am 500 is held, part of the SCCA Trans-American Championship series.
- Finishing 5th is the Jim Robbins Co. Corvette, driven by J. Marshall Robbins and Jerry Thompson.
- Finishing 10th is the Widener College Corvette, driven by Dick Bauer and Bob Tullius.
- In 19th place, but not finishing the race, is the Greenwood/Briggs #48 Corvette, driven by John Greenwood.
- In 20th place, but not finishing the race, is a Corvette driven by Ron Goldleaf and John Tonstall.
- In 31st place, but not finishing the race, is The Budd Corvette, driven by Tony DeLorenzo.
- 1985 - At the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, an IMSA Camel GT race is held. A Corvette wins GTO class.
- 2002 - The two Corvette C5-R cars participate in a one-day test of the Paris Le Mans circuit, prior to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.
- 2003 - Saint Vincent issues seven postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of Corvette.
- 2019 - At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, USA, the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 2nd in GT Le Mans class and 13th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen.
- Finishing 8th in GT Le Mans class and 31st overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C7.R driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin.
- 1934 - The 1932 non-aggression pact betwen the Soviet Union and Poland is extended to the end of 1945.
- 1940 - The Norwegian mountain fortress Hegra surrenders.
- 1940 - German armed merchant raider Widder leaves Germany.
- 1941 - Italians surrender in East Africa.
- 1941 - Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to reclaim his throne.
- 1941 - Soviet military intelligence reports about 105 German divisions concentrated in the east, facing the Soviet Union.
- 1941 - Tokyo signals its embassy in Washington, warning that coded messages are being read by the Americans.
- 1941 - British Defence Committee transfers control of operations in Iraq to the Middle East Command under General Sir Archibald Wavell.
- 1942 - The Japanese Striking Force under Vice-Admiral Takagi with the carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku enter the Coral Sea.
- 1942 - Japanese forces invade Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
- 1942 - Submarine U-106 torpedoes and sinks Canadian passenger freighter Lady Drake north of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean. Of the 272 people on board, 6 crew and 6 passengers die.
- 1942 - Japanese forces land on the tail of Corregidor island in the Philippines.
- 1943 - The Comintern is dissolved, as a gesture of reassurance to Russia's allies.
- 1945 - (early) The Czech resistance movement captures Prague, then later makes an urgent radio call for Allied aid against German counterattacks.
- 1945 - Five Japanese Kamikaze planes hit the USS Aaron Ward.
- 1945 - (0800 hours) The official cease fire takes effect for all Allied and German armed forces in northwest Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark.
- 1945 - (1100 hours) US 11th Armored Division enters Linz, Austria, occupying it within an hour without a fight.
- 1945 - Australian and Netherland troops capture the center of Tarakan City on Tarakan Island, off Borneo, taking full possession of the air field.
- 1945 - Dr. Hans Fritsche, lieutenant to Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels, says Hitler's body "has been hidden in a place that it will be impossible to find".
- 1945 - The US 9th Army discovers art treasures in a damp copper mine near the town of Siegen in Westphalia, Germany. Included are paintings by Rembrant, Van Gogh, Rubens; gold sarcophagus of Emperor Charlemagne; original manuscript of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.
- 1945 - In Stendal area, German 9th and 12th Armies surrender, to take effect at noon May 6.
- 1945 - The French Government asks the Spanish Government for the extradition of former Vichy Premier Pierre Laval.
- 1945 - Russian forces capture the German naval base of Swinemünde on Usedom Island.
- 1945 - American forces free prisoners of Itter Castle in Austria. Included among them are former French Premiers Edouard Daladier and Paul Reynaud, and French Generals Maurice-Gustave Gamelin and Maxime Weygand.
- 1945 - US 24th Division liberates Davao on Mindanao, Philippines.
- 1945 - In Wageningen, Netherlands, German General Johannes Blaskowitz surrenders the troops of the 25th German Army in Netherlands to Lieutenant-General Charles Foulkes, commander of 1st Canadian Corps.
- 1945 - (1430 hours) Army Group G of 200-400,000 men surrenders to General Jacob Devers and the US 6th Army Group. Lieutenant General Foertsch signs for Germany. The official cease-fire and surrender is to take effect at noon May 6.
- 1945 - (1600+ hours) German 11th Panzer Division surrenders to US 90th Division in Czechoslovakia.
- 1945 - (1700+ hours) General Hans von Friedeburg and Colonel Fritz Poleck of the German High Command meet with Eisenhower's Chief of Staff General Walter Smith in Rheims, France. Eisenhower's terms of unconditional surrender of all German forces are communicated.
- 1945 - (about 2000 hours) From Rheims, France, General Hans von Friedeburg sends a message to Karl Dönitz informing him of General Walter Smith's proposals for surrender: either give Friedeburg full authority to make unconditional surrender, or for the chief of General staff and commanders of army, navy, and air force be sent with authority for unconditional surrender.
- 1945 - (evening) British troops enter Copenhagen, Denmark.
- 1955 - The Allied occupation of West Germany ends. The Federal Republic of Germany becomes independent sovereign state with the ratification of Paris agreements in Bonn, Germany.
- 1955 - Czechoslovakia issues four postage stamps marking the 10th anniversary of liberation from German control.
- 1960 - Czechoslovakia issues five postage stamps marking the 15th anniversary of liberation from German control.
- 1960 - The German Democratic Republic issues a postage stamp marking the 15th anniversary of liberation.
- 1965 - The German Democratic Republic issues four postage stamps marking the 20th anniversary of liberation from fascism.
- 1965 - Czechoslovakia issues five postage stamps marking the 20th anniversary of liberation from German control.
- 1970 - Czechoslovakia issues two postage stamps marking the 25th anniversary of liberation from German control.
- 1970 - The German Democratic Republic issues three postage stamps marking the 25th anniversary of liberation from fascism.
- 1985 - Czechoslovakia issues two postage stamps marking the 40th anniversary of liberation from German control.
- 1985 - Netherlands issues four postage stamps marking the 40th anniversary of liberation.
- 1990 - Czechoslovakia issues a postage stamp marking the 45th anniversary of liberation from German control.
- 1995 - The Federal Republic of Germany issues five postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - Italy issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of freedom.
- 1995 - Slovakia issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of concentration camps.
- 1951 - In London, England, Ferranti shows the Nimrod computer at the Festival of Britain exhibition. The computer is based on the Mark 1, and is dedicated to playing the game Nim. This makes it the world's first games computer.
- 1994 - Nintendo confirms its Project Reality video game system will be cartridge-based.
- 1996 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Two arcade games are shown: "Great White Hunter", and "Nuke".
- 2004 - Activision releases the Shrek 2 video game for the GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in the US.
- 2006 - Nintendo announces there will be over 30 game titles available for the Wii within the launch window.
- 2017 - Bethesda releases the Prey video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
- 1631 - King Gustav Adolf makes a treaty to gain possession of Spandau.
- 1912 - (to July 22) The 5th Olympic Games are held in Stockholm. Sweden wins 24 gold, 24 silver, and 16 bronze medals.
- 1949 - In London, England, the Statute of the Council of Europe is signed by representatives of ten countries, including Sweden. The Council is set up to create greater unity in Europe.
- 1965 - The Board of Judges appointed to choose 1967 coin designs from submitted drawings meets for the first time. During this and subsequent meetings, it is determined that none are completely satisfactory. The Board recommends that a new competition be held, by invitation only, among five selected artists.
- 1800 - The US Senate passes a bill seeking to abolish the Mint and contract for coinage with the Bank of the United States.
- 1936 - Congress authorizes 1936 Cleveland Centennial and Great Lakes Exposition commemorative half dollars.
- 1863 - Joe Coburn knocks out Mike McCoole for US boxing title in 63rd round.
- 1904 - Cy Young of Boston Red Sox pitches perfect game against Philadelphia Athletics (3-0).
- 1908 - 34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens on Stone Street wins in 2:15.2.
- 1912 - (to July 22) The Games of the V Olympiad are held in Stockholm, Sweden.
- 1917 - 42nd Preakness: E Haynes aboard Kalitan wins in 1:54.4.
- 1917 - Saint Louis Browns' Ernie Koob no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0.
- 1922 - Construction begins on Yankee Stadium (The Bronx, New York).
- 1925 - New York Yankees' player Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak.
- 1930 - Donald Bradman scores 185 in cricket for Australia versus Leicestershire, 317 minutes, 16 fours.
- 1934 - 60th Kentucky Derby: Mack Garner aboard Cavalcade wins in 2:04.
- 1935 - Jessie Owens of the US sets long jump record at 26 feet 8.25 inches.
- 1938 - Philadelphia Phillies' Harold Kelleher faces 16 batters in 6th inning, as Chicago Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are National League records off one pitcher in a single inning.
- 1949 - Detroit Tigers' second baseman Charlie Gehringer selected to Hall of Fame.
- 1951 - 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6.
- 1952 - Ron Necciai of Pittsburgh Pirates' Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits the Welch Minors, four Minors do reach base.
- 1956 - 82nd Kentucky Derby: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:03.4.
- 1956 - Jim Bailey (US) runs the mile record 3:58.6 in Los Angeles, California.
- 1956 - World championships of judo are first held, in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1957 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.
- 1962 - 88th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Decidedly wins in 2:00.4.
- 1962 - Los Angeles Angels' Bo Belinsky no-hits Baltimore Orioles, 2-0.
- 1963 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.
- 1966 - Borussia Dortmund wins 6th Europe Cup II.
- 1966 - NHL Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2.
- 1966 - Willie Mays hit his 512th homerun.
- 1968 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational.
- 1969 - 23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3.
- 1973 - 99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4.
- 1974 - Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic.
- 1975 - Oakland Athletics release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding - He stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs).
- 1976 - Anderlecht wins 16th soccer Europe Cup II.
- 1978 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets his 3,000th major league hit (14th player to do so).
- 1979 - 105th Kentucky Derby: Ron Franklin on Spectacular Bid wins in 2:02.4.
- 1981 - 16th and final Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Mets beat New York Yankees 4-1, hold 8-7-1 edge.
- 1982 - Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 0.
- 1984 - 110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay Junior aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4.
- 1985 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Moss Creek Women's Golf Invitational.
- 1986 - Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced to be built in Cleveland, Ohio.
- 1990 - 116th Kentucky Derby: Craig Perret aboard Unbridled wins in 2:02.
- 1990 - ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Chris Warren.
- 1991 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic.
- 1995 - Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Orlando Magic beats Boston Celtics).
- 1996 - Karrie Webb wins LPGA Sprint Titleholders Golf Championship.
- 2004 - Mike Piazza of the New York Mets hits his 352nd home run, passing Carlton Fisk for most home runs hit by a catcher.
- 2004 - After pitching his 4136th strikeout, Roger Clemens moves ahead of Steve Carlton into second place on the career strikeouts list.
- 2019 - At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, USA, the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the ACURA TEAM PENSKE #6 Acura DPi driven by Dane Cameron and Juan Pablo Montoya.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 11th overall is the PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports #52 ORECA LMP2 driven by Matt McMurry and Eric Lux.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 12th overall is the Porsche GT Team #912 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Laurens Vanthoor and Earl Bamber.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 19th overall is the AIM VASSER SULLIVAN #14 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Jack Hawksworth and Richard Heistand.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats San Francisco Giants by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Seattle Mariners by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Miami Marlins by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Detroit Tigers by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Minnesota Twins by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Washington Nationals by score 9-7.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Cincinnati Reds by score 10-5.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Boston Red Sox by score 8-0.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL Western Conference 1st Round, game 2: Dallas Stars beats Calgary Flames by score 2-0, series tied 1-1.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL Western Conference 1st Round, game 2: Colorado Avalanche beats Nashville Predators by score 2-1, leading series 2-0.
- 2022 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 2: Florida Panthers beats Washington Capitals by score 5-1, series tied 1-1.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 2: New York Rangers beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 5-2, series tied 1-1.
- 1961 - American NASA space program launches Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7 toward space, becomes first American in space, lasting 15 minutes, landing 302.5 miles downrange.
- 1979 - Voyager 1 passes Jupiter.
- 1997 - Iridium-1 Delta 2 Launch, successful.
- 2006 - NASA astronomers announce the discovery of a storm system in the Jovian atmosphere, dubbed the Red Spot Junior.
- 2018 - NASA's unmanned spaceprobe InSight is launched. It is expected to land on Mars in November and use a drill to conduct geological science.
- 2021 - SpaceX successfully flies, lands, and recovers a Starship prototype for the first time, after four unsuccessful previous attempts.
- 1939 - Flash floods kill 75 in Northeast Kentucky, USA.
- 1947 - Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 and causes $850 million in damage.
- 1780 - Second oldest learned society in US (American Academy of Arts and Sciences) forms (Boston).
- 1814 - British attack Fort Ontario, Oswego, New York.
- 1855 - New York City regains Castle Clinton, to be used for immigration.
- 1861 - Confederate troops abandon Alexandria, Virginia.
- 1862 - Peninsular Campaign - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia.
- 1863 - Battle of Tupelo, Mississippi.
- 1864 - Alexander Hays, USA-general-major, dies in battle at age 44.
- 1864 - John Marshall Jones, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 43.
- 1864 - Leroy A Stafford, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 42.
- 1864 - Atlanta Campaign - Five days fighting begins at Rocky Face Ridge.
- 1864 - Battle between Confederate and USA ships at mouth of Roanoke.
- 1864 - Battle of Wilderness, Virginia (Germanna Ford, Wilderness Tavern).
- 1865 - First US train robbery (in North Bend, Ohio).
- 1891 - Carnegie Hall opens in New York City with Tchaikovsky as guest conductor.
- 1893 - Panic of 1893: Great crash on New York Stock Exchange.
- 1920 - US President Woodrow Wilson makes Communist Labor Party illegal.
- 1922 - Construction begins on Yankee Stadium (The Bronx, New York).
- 1925 - John T Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in Tennessee.
- 1939 - Flash floods kill 75 in Northeast Kentucky, USA.
- 1942 - US begins rationing sugar.
- 1943 - Postmaster General Frank C Walker invents Postal Zone System.
- 1945 - (1430 hours) German Army Group G of 200-400,000 men surrenders to General Jacob Devers and the US 6th Army Group. Lieutenant General Foertsch signs for Germany. The official cease-fire and surrender is to take effect at noon May 6.
- 1947 - Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 and causes $850 million in damage.
- 1955 - Damn Yankees opens at 46th Steet Theater in New York City for 1022 performances.
- 1955 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site.
- 1958 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak.
- 1961 - American NASA space program launches Alan Shepard aboard Freedom 7 toward space, becomes first American in space, lasting 15 minutes, landing 302.5 miles downrange.
- 1964 - The US Treasury Department bans the purchase abroad and import of postage stamps of North Vietnam.
- 1965 - First large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam.
- 1970 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site.
- 1971 - Race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (New York City).
- 1979 - Masterpiece Radio Theater begins broadcasting.
- 1982 - A Unabomber bomb explodes in the computer science department at Vanderbilt University; secretary Janet Smith is injured.
- 1983 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1987 - Disneyland debuts "Disney Dollars". Mickey Mouse and Sleeping Beauty's Castle are on the $1 bill, Goofy and the Mark Twain Riverboat are on the $5 bill.
- 1987 - US Congress begins Iran-Contra hearings.
- 1987 - The Assemblies of God defrocks PTL's Jim Bakker.
- 1992 - Alabama ratifies a 202-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a midterm or retroactive pay raise.
- 2008 - Crude oil prices for June delivery in the US hit a record US$120.36 per barrel.
- 2018 - NASA's unmanned spaceprobe InSight is launched. It is expected to land on Mars in November and use a drill to conduct geological science.
Other history:
- 1867 - Battle of Pueblo; Mexicans defeat Maximilian's forces (Cinco de Mayo).
- 1932 - Japan and China sign a peace treaty.
- 2002 - In the second round of the French presidential election, Jacques Chirac is re-elected.
- 2005 - United Kingdom general election: The Labour Party is re-elected with a substantially-reduced majority.
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