What Happened on May 2

Queen Anne Boleyn is arrested

Towards the end of April, a Flemish musician in Anne's service named Mark Smeaton was arrested, perhaps tortured or promised freedom. He initially... Read more

Battle of Mergentheim

The Battle of Herbsthausen, or the Battle of Mergentheim, was fought on May 2, 1645.The battle was between French forces led by Marshal Turenne and... Read more

Mary Rowlandson is Freed from Wampanoag Indians

At sunrise, on February 10, 1675, during King Philip's War, Lancaster came under attack by Narragansett, Wampanoag, and Nashaway/Nipmuc Indians.... Read more

James F. Byrnes Is Born

James F. Byrnes was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 2, 1882. (He falsified his year of birth in order to become a court... Read more

First Issue Of Good Housekeeping

Good Housekeeping made its debut on May 2, 1885. One of several popular women's magazines founded in the 1880s and 1890s, Good Housekeeping... Read more

Agatha Christie publishes Appointment with Death

The book features the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot and reflects Christie's experiences travelling in the Middle East with her husband, the... Read more

Berlin Falls to Soviets

On the night of 1–2 May, most of the remnants of the Berlin garrison attempted to break out of the city centre in three different directions. Only... Read more

German Forces in Northern Italy Officially Cease Hostilities with Allied Forces

On March 12, the U.S. ambassador in the USSR, W. Averell Harriman, notified Vyacheslav Molotov of the possibility of Wolff's arrival in Lugano to... Read more

"The Postman Always Rings Twice" Is Released

The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1946 drama-film noir based on the 1934 The Postman Always Rings Twice novel by James M. Cain. This adaptation... Read more

"Miracle On 34th Street" Is Released

Miracle on 34th Street (also titled The Big Heart in the UK) is a 1947 film written by Valentine Davies, directed by George Seaton, and starring... Read more

Toronto Maple Leafs win Stanley Cup

The 1967 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series played between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs would win... Read more

Ronald Reagan Draft Movement for the 1968 Presidential Nomination Takes Off

In his first term, he froze government hiring and approved tax hikes to balance the budget. Shortly after the beginning of his term, Reagan tested... Read more

Battle of Kontum

The objective PAVN forces during the third phase of the Nguyen Hue Offensive was to seize the cities of Kontum and Pleiku, thereby overrunning the... Read more

Sunshine Mine Fire

A fire of as yet undetermined origin was detected by Sunshine employees at approximately 11:35 a.m. on May 2, 1972. At that time, smoke and gas... Read more

'Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?' airs on ABC

The Dr. Seuss story Pontoffel Pock is fully animated in this 1980 program. Pontoffel comes across a magic piano which, with the help of a fairy... Read more

Cannibal Corpse releases a self-titled demo tape

Cannibal Corpse is the demo by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. The demo is the predecessor to Cannibal Corpse's debut full-length album... Read more

Morbid Angel releases Blessed Are the Sick

Blessed Are the Sick is the second official release from death metal band Morbid Angel. It features an overall slower musical sound, although... Read more

"The Deal" - Season 2 Episode 9 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Deal" is the fourteenth episode of Seinfeld. The episode was the ninth episode for the show's second season. It aired on May 2, 1991. Plot... Read more

"The Bottle Deposit, Part 1" - Season 7 Episode 21 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Bottle Deposit" is a two-part episode, and the 131st and 132nd episode and 21st and 22nd episode of the seventh season of the NBC sitcom... Read more

"Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" Is Released

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, released in 1997, is the first film of the Austin Powers series. It was directed by Jay Roach and... Read more

FDA Approves Pharmacia and UpJohn's Nicotrol Inhaler

Helping you to quit smoking. Nicotrol Inhaler is a smoking deterrent. It works by providing low levels of nicotine, which may help you to quit... Read more

MST3K Ep. 1005 - "Blood Waters of Dr. Z"

A Florida scientist turns himself into a catfish monster and attacks those who wronged him. Read more

X2 (film) released

X2 (also known as X2: X-Men United, X-Men 2: X-Men United and X-Men 2) is a 2003 superhero film based on the fictional characters the X-Men.... Read more

Key CIA Prisoner Abu Faraj al-Libbi Arrested by Pakistani's Inter-Services Intelligence

The Pakistani military, working with the U.S. military and U.S. intelligence, has captured Abu Farraj al-Libbi, a man both U.S. and Pakistani... Read more

Ministry release Rio Grande Blood

Rio Grande Blood is the tenth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 2006. It is their first release through 13th Planet and... Read more