Here's a look at historical events that happened on this day.
In 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Virginia; he died eight days later.
This drawing from the American Civil War shows the action at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Va. on May 2, 1863. Animals and remnants of the Union XI Corps stream to the rear as the Union II Corps advances to meet the flank attack of the Confederates. Chancellorsville marked another defeat for the Union Army of the Potomac, under Gen. Joseph Hooker.
(AP Photo)
AP Photo
In 1927, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Buck v. Bell, upheld 8-1 a Virginia law allowing the forced sterilization of people to promote the “health of the patient and the welfare of society.” (On this date in 2002, Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner apologized for the state’s thousands of forced sterilizations from 1924 to 1979, calling the practice “a shameful effort.”)
In this photo, Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, right, speaks at a news conference along with House Speaker Vance Wilkins, R-Ahmerst, second from left, and Del. Brian Morna, D-Alexandria, left, at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002.
(AP Photo/Steve Helber)
AP Photo/Steve Helber
On May 2, 1908, the original version of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” with music by Albert Von Tilzer and lyrics by Jack Norworth, was published by Von Tilzer’s York Music Co.
(Getty Images/iStockphoto/Tatomm)
Getty Images/iStockphoto/Tatomm
On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by elite American forces at his Pakistan compound, then quickly buried at sea after a decade on the run.
FILE – In this Dec. 24, 1998, file photo, al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in mountains of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. When the reclusive Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared in a video Monday, he was the latest in a series of most-wanted figures, to use the medium to communicate with the outside world. Al-Baghdadi in his latest video mirrored a picture of Osama Bin Laden in his videos, sitting cross-legged with an assault rifle kept against the wall next to him.
(AP Photo/Rahimullah Yousafzai, File)
AP Photo/Rahimullah Yousafzai, File
In 1941, General Mills began shipping its new cereal, “Cheerioats,” to six test markets. (The cereal was later renamed “Cheerios.”)
FILE – This Dec. 15, 2007, file photo, shows a box of General Mills’ Cheerios on a shelf at a Shaw’s Supermarket in Gloucester, Mass. On Tuesday, March 21, 2017, General Mills Inc. reported another sales decline as it faces more competitive pricing and a market that has been shifting demand from processed foods.
(AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)
AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File
In 1982, the Weather Channel made its debut.
FILE – In this Oct. 29, 2011, file photo, The Weather Channel host, Jim Cantore goes live from Commonwealth Avenue behind the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. A Florida county threatened by Hurricane Michael is warning a television meteorologist to stay away. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office posted a tongue-in-cheek trespass warning on Facebook for Cantore. Cantore is usually on the scene of major storms.
(John C. Whitehead/The Patriot-News via AP, File)
John C. Whitehead/The Patriot-News via AP, File
In 2018, two black men who’d been arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the company for an undisclosed sum and an offer of a free college education; they settled separately with the city for a symbolic $1 each and a promise to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs.
FILE – In this April 15, 2018, file photo, demonstrators protest outside the Starbucks cafe in Philadelphia where two black men were arrested three days earlier for waiting inside without ordering anything. On Tuesday, May 29, 2018, the company plans to close more than 8,000 stores nationwide to conduct anti-bias training, a move intended to show how serious the company is about living up to its now tarnished image as a neighborhood hangout where all are welcome.
(AP Photo/Ron Todt, File)
On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by elite American forces at his Pakistan compound, then quickly buried at sea after a decade on the run.
On this date:
In 1519, artist Leonardo da Vinci died at Cloux, France, at age 67.
In 1536, Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII, was arrested and charged with adultery; she was beheaded 17 days later.
In 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Virginia; he died eight days later.
In 1908, the original version of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” with music by Albert Von Tilzer and lyrics by Jack Norworth, was published by Von Tilzer’s York Music Co.
In 1927, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Buck v. Bell, upheld 8-1 a Virginia law allowing the forced sterilization of people to promote the “health of the patient and the welfare of society.”
In 1941, General Mills began shipping its new cereal, “Cheerioats,” to six test markets. (The cereal was later renamed “Cheerios.”)
In 1957, crime boss Frank Costello narrowly survived an attempt on his life in New York; the alleged gunman, Vincent “The Chin” Gigante, was acquitted at trial after Costello refused to identify him as the shooter. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., died at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
In 1968, “The Odd Couple,” the movie version of the Neil Simon comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, opened in New York.
In 1972, a fire at the Sunshine silver mine in Kellogg, Idaho, claimed the lives of 91 workers who succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died in Washington at age 77.
In 1982, the Weather Channel made its debut.
In 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of South Africa’s first democratic elections; President F.W. de Klerk acknowledged defeat.
In 2008, Tropical Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, leading to an eventual official death toll of 84,537, with 53,836 listed as missing. Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws across the United States, died in Milford, Virginia, at age 68.
Ten years ago: The Dallas Cowboys’ tent-like practice structure collapsed during a severe storm in Irving, Texas; a dozen people were hurt, including scouting assistant Rich Behm, who was left paralyzed from the waist down, and special teams coach Joe DeCamillis, whose neck was broken. Mine That Bird, a 50-1 shot, stunned the field by capturing the Kentucky Derby. Jack Kemp, former quarterback, congressman and vice presidential nominee, died in Bethesda, Md., at 73.
Five years ago: President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN’-geh-lah MEHR’-kuhl) met at the White House, where they threatened tough sanctions on broad swaths of Russia’s economy if Moscow disrupted Ukraine’s May 25 presidential elections. Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr., 95, died in Solvang, California.
One year ago: Attorney Rudy Giuliani said President Donald Trump had reimbursed his personal lawyer for $130,000 in hush money paid to a porn actress days before the 2016 presidential election, comments that appeared to contradict Trump’s past claims that he didn’t know the source of the money. The Boy Scouts of America announced that the group’s flagship program would undergo a name change; after being known simply as the Boy Scouts for 108 years, the program would now be called Scouts BSA. (The change came as girls were about to enter the ranks.) Two black men who’d been arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the company for an undisclosed sum and an offer of a free college education; they settled separately with the city for a symbolic $1 each and a promise to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs.
