- 1922 American journalist Nellie Bly born; faked insanity to write an exposé on mental asylums, Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887), for Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper. Took a trip, again for Pulitzer's newspaper, around the world in under 80 days (1889) by herself. 1904, as owner of the Iron Clad Manufacturing Co., she invented the steel 55-gallon drum still used today.
- 1942 American singer Tammy Wynette born; the "First Lady of Country Music"; sang "I Don't Wanna Play House" (1967), "Stand by Your Man" (1968), "He Loves Me All the Way"(1970), "'Til I Get it Right" (1972), "Golden Ring" (1975, with husband George Jones), "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" (1976).
- 1945 German Mauthausen death camp complex liberated; 120,000 to 320,000 prisoners, men, women and children, were murdered there. Two survivors were Lieutenant Jack Taylor of the O.S.S. and Simon Wiesenthal, the famed Nazi hunter.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Today in History: May 5
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