1898: Commodore George Dewey gives the command, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley," as an American naval force destroyed a Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.1928: May 1 is designated Lei Day in Hawaii.
1931: New York's 102-story Empire State Building is dedicated. at the time, the skyscraper is the tallest in the world.
1963: James W. Whittaker is the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain.
1967: Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas. She was the daughter of an army officer Elvis had met while in Germany. She had been living at Elvis' mansion in Memphis for several years before they were married.
2003: U.S. President George W. Bush declares coalition forces victorious against the regime of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
♥☼.¸.*¸.•*¨*.¸☼¸♥
Today's Birthdays:
Statesman Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
Painter George Inness (1825-1894)
Actor Glenn Ford (1916-2006)
Novelist Joseph Heller (1923-1999)
Astronaut Scott Carpenter (1925)
Country singer Sonny James (1929)
Singer Judy Collins (1939)
Singer Rita Coolidge (1945)
♥☼.¸.*¸.•*¨*.¸☼¸♥
Something to Think About:
"My lei of stars is there in the heavens adorning the skies above."
(Aia ku'u lei hoku i ka lani E kahiko ia luna e)
~ Puakea Nogelmeiser
