CoM Moderators Posted May 5 Posted May 5 1665 - Dutch politician Nicolaas Witsen visits the politically powerful Patriarch Nikon, head of the Russian Orthodox church in Moscow 1917 - Eugene Bullard gains his pilot's license from Aéro-Club de France and becomes the 1st African-American military pilot (French Air Service) 1921 - First ranger for Cleveland Metroparks is hired 1962 - "West Side Story" soundtrack album goes #1 and stays #1 for 54 weeks, more than 20 weeks longer than any other album 1971 - Courtney, Courtney, and Link's musical "Earl of Ruston" opens at Billy Rose Theater, NYC, runs for 5 performances 1999 - 34th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw win 2008 - American/Columbia Records releases "Home Before Dark", the twenty-seventh studio album by Neil Diamond; tops charts in US, UK and NZ 2018 - Childish Gambino [Donald Glover] releases the music video to new single "This is America" to wide acclaim 2020 - São Luis, in Maranhão state becomes the first Brazilian city to enter lockdown because of COVID-19 as its health services struggle to cope 2021 - Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means no-hits Seattle Mariners, 6-0 at T-Mobile Park, Seattle More Historical Events »
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