May 26

Dow Jones Industrial Average begins with 12 stocks (1896); Actor John Wayne born (1907); Legendary jazz musician Miles Davis born (1926); First American woman in space, Sally Ride, born (1951); Musician Lauryn Hill born (1975).

May 25

Constitutional Convention convenes in Philadelphia (1787); Author Ralph Waldo Emerson born (1803); Businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker dies (1919); "Star Wars" premieres in theaters (1977); George Floyd is killed by police during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2020).

Tina Turner

"In the spoken introduction to their hit “Proud Mary,” the late Tina Turner promises audiences that at first, she and then-husband, Ike Turner, will take things “nice and easy” with the song but promises the ending will be “rough.”"

https://www.biography.com/musicians/tina-turner-proud-mary-origins

Tina Turner

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was an American-born and naturalized Swiss^[a] singer, dancer, actress, and author. Widely referred to as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner

May 24

Samuel Morse sends first commercial telegraph message (1844); The Brooklyn Bridge is opened in NYC (1883); Bob Dylan born (1941); Musician Patti LaBelle born (1944); Jazz legend Duke Ellington dies (1974).

May 23

Infamous bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are killed by police (1934); John D. Rockefeller dies (1937); German Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann revealed to have been captured in Argentina (1960); Musician Jewel born (1974); James Bond actor Roger Moore dies (2017).

Ray Stevenson

"He was known for roles in the Thor films and the Divergent series, as well as several UK TV shows like Band of Gold, Peak Practice and Murphy's Law."

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-65677440

May 22

(First) first lady of the US Martha Washington dies (1802); The Associated Press is founded (1846); Poet Langston Hughes dies (1967); Supermodel Naomi Campbell born (1970); Manchester Arena bombing kills 22 following Ariana Grande concert (2017).

May 20

Christopher Columbus dies (1506); Charles Lindbergh makes first nonstop flight across the Atlantic (1927); Singer-songwriter Cher born (1946); First photograph sent from Hubble Space Telescope (1990).

Andy Rourke

Andy Rourke, whose basslines girded the indelible style of indie-pop icons the Smiths, has died, Johnny Marr confirmed in a statement on social media and through his publicist. Marr said his bandmate’s death followed “a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer.”

https://pitchfork.com/news/the-smiths-bassist-andy-rourke-dies-at-59/

Jim Brown

"Jim Brown, one of the greatest professional and college football players of all time, has died. He was 87."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37685864/all-great-running-back-jim-brown-dies-87

May 19

Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, is beheaded (1536); TE Lawrence, aka Lawrence of Arabia, dies (1935); André the Giant born (1946); Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dies (1994); Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle (2018).

May 18

Pope John Paul II is born (1920); Jacqueline Cochran is first woman to break sound barrier (1953); Actress Tina Fey born (1970); Mount St. Helens erupts, killing 57 (1980); Facebook raises $16B; largest initial public offering for a tech company at the time (2012).

May 17

Aristides is first winner of the Kentucky Derby (1875); Brown v. Board of Education decision outlaws racial segregation in public schools (1954); Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard born (1956); First legal same-sex marriages performed in the US (2004); Singer Donna Summer dies (2012).

Linda Yaccarino

https://www.biography.com/business-leaders/a43878705/who-is-twitter-ceo-linda-yaccarino?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=051723&utm_campaign=nl31510289&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Tom Holland

https://www.biography.com/actors/a43878091/tom-holland-reveals-his-sobriety-and-discusses-mental-health?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=051723&utm_campaign=nl31510289&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Lisa Marie Presley

"The high-profile dispute over Lisa Marie Presley’s trust—including control of the famed Graceland property in Memphis, Tennessee—is apparently over."

https://www.biography.com/celebrities/a43908162/riley-keough-priscilla-presley-graceland-dispute?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=051723&utm_campaign=nl31510289&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

May 16

First Academy Awards hosted (1929); Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends (1943); Janet Jackson born (1966); Comedian Andy Kaufman dies (1984); "Muppets" creator Jim Henson dies (1990).

May 15

National Woman Suffrage Association founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1869); Poet Emily Dickinson dies (1886); Mickey Mouse makes first cartoon appearance (1928); Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright born (1937); Soviet Union begins withdrawal of 115,000 troops from Afghanistan (1988).

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg, in full Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, (born May 14, 1984, White Plains, New York, U.S.), American computer programmer who was cofounder and CEO (2004– ) of Facebook, a social networking website.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-Zuckerberg?utm_medium=email&utm_source=otd&utm_content=more-events&utm_campaign=otd2023-05-14&utm_email=51af2c1e20f05e0db5237be77f1cc9bcb525156f430cddb5f1544ab4ca052bc2

George Lucas

https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Lucas?utm_medium=email&utm_source=otd&utm_content=also-born&utm_campaign=otd2023-05-14&utm_email=51af2c1e20f05e0db5237be77f1cc9bcb525156f430cddb5f1544ab4ca052bc2

May 13

The US declares war against Mexico in dispute over Texas (1846); "Golden Girls" actress Bea Arthur born (1922); Stevie Wonder born (1950); Pope John Paul II is shot, survives assassination attempt (1981); Actress and singer Doris Day dies (2019).

May 12

Modern nursing innovator Florence Nightingale born (1820); Actress Katharine Hepburn born (1907); Charles Lindbergh’s son found dead two months after being kidnapped (1932); Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk born (1968); Ex-President Jimmy Carter visits Cuba, the first American president to visit since 1959 revolution (2002).

May 11

Composer and songwriter Irving Berlin born (1888); Salvador Dalí born (1904); Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded (1927); Bob Marley dies (1981); Deep Blue becomes the first computer to defeat a world champion in chess (1997).

Rachael Domenica Ray

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Ray

May 10

Paul Revere dies (1818); First American transcontinental railroad is completed (1869); Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of the UK (1940); Actress Joan Crawford dies (1977); Nelson Mandela inaugurated as president of South Africa (1994).

Grace Bumbry

"Opera star Grace Bumbry has died at the age of 86."

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/09/1159000347/trailblazing-opera-star-grace-bumbry-dies-at-age-86

Dana Perino

"Dana Marie Perino[1] (born May 9, 1972) is an American political commentator and author who served as the 26th White House Press Secretary, under President George W. Bush from September 14, 2007, to January 20, 2009."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Perino

May 9

Billy Joel born (1949); Impeachment proceedings begin against President Richard Nixon (1974); Rosario Dawson born (1979); Singer and civil rights activist Lena Horne dies (2010); Rock legend Little Richard dies (2020).

May 8

Poet Phillis Wheatley born (1753); President Harry Truman born (1884); Boxing legend Sonny Liston born (1932); Germany surrenders, ending World War II in Europe (1945); Smallpox is eradicated (1980).

May 6

Famed neurologist Sigmund Freud born (1856); Baseball great Willie Mays born (1931); Hindenburg disaster kills 36 (1937); Roger Bannister becomes first person to run a mile in under four minutes (1954); Actress and singer Marlene Dietrich dies (1992).

May 5

Napoleon Bonaparte dies while in exile (1821); Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexican victory in the Battle of Puebla (1862); Alan Shepard becomes first American in outer space (1961); Singer-songwriter Adele born (1988).

Missy Elliot

"It’s not gossip, folks—Missy Elliott is on her way to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Cleveland-based museum announced Wednesday that the 51-year-old hip-hop icon is a class of 2023 inductee in her first year of eligibility."

https://www.biography.com/musicians/a43782044/missy-elliott-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2023-inductees?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=050323&utm_campaign=nl31369228&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Pete Davidson

https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a43699267/bupkis-inspired-by-pete-davidson-life?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=050323&utm_campaign=nl31369228&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Elvis Presley

"As the “King” of rock ’n’ roll, Elvis Presley left behind quite the professional legacy."

https://www.biography.com/preview/musicians/a43739007/elvis-presley-family-tree?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=050323&utm_campaign=nl31369228&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

May 4

Actress Audrey Hepburn born (1929); First Grammy Awards held (1959); Four killed, nine injured after National Guard open fire at Kent State University (1970); Margaret Thatcher becomes first female prime minister of the UK (1979).

May 3

Philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli born (1469); Boxer Sugar Ray Robinson born (1921); Musician James Brown born (1933); Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer for "Gone with the Wind" novel (1937); First bulk spam email is sent (1978).

May 2

Leonardo da Vinci dies (1519); Playwright Tennessee Williams wins Pulitzer Prize for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1955); Fashion designer Donatella Versace born (1955); Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson born (1972); Osama bin Laden is killed by US special forces (2011).

May 1

Frontierswoman and sharpshooter Calamity Jane born (1852); Dwarf planet Pluto is named (1930); Empire State Building opens in NYC (1931); Country artist Tim McGraw born (1967); Actress Olympia Dukakis dies (2021).