Page 5: Historical Events In May - 02
Sunday, 16 February 2025
1915 Australian attack on Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli on May - 02.
1915 On May - 02 old Fordham Road in Bronx renamed Landing Road
1915 Jan Hanus, composer on this day in history.
1916 On this day in history uS President Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act
1917 On this day in history the Drayton-Acworth report is produced being the findings of two out of three members of a Royal Commission which was set up in 1916. Sir Henry L. Drayton was Chairman of the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada while William Ackworth came from London. The third member, who produced a minority report, was Alfred H. Smith, President of the New York Central Railway. The report recommends that the Government take over the Grand Trunk, the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Northern companies and operate them as one system together with the Intercolonial and the National Transcontinental Railway. The recommendations are accepted by the Government.
1917 Cin Fred Tooney & Chic's Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn gives up 2 hits & a run in 10th, so Cin wins 1-0 on this day in history.
1917 Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player and bobsledder on May - 02.
1918 On this day in history general Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
1918 Frederick Archibauld Warner, diplomat on May - 02.
1919 On this day in history the first US air passenger service starts
1919 On this day in history 1st US air passenger service starts
1919 On May - 02 than Wyenn, NYC, actor (Pete Kelly's Blues)
1919 Gustav Landauer, German socialist, dies on May - 02.
1920 The first game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis on this day in history.
1920 1st game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis on May - 02.
1920 Jacob Gilboa, composer on May - 02.
1921 On this day in history begin 3rd anti-German revolt in Upper-Silesia
1921 On May - 02 satyajit Ray, Calcutta India, director (Goddess, Adversary)
1922 WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Ft Worth Texas on May - 02.
1922 On this day in history abraham Rosenthal, editor (NY Times)
1923 Emilio Picariello and his housekeeper, Florence Lassandro, hanged for the murder of Alberta Provincial Police Constable Steve Lawson in Sept. 1922 on May - 02.
1923 Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats Yanks 3-0 on May - 02.
1923 On this day in history christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer
1924 Netherlands refuses to recognize USSR on May - 02.
1924 On May - 02 aafje Heynis, Dutch singer
1925 On May - 02 kezar Stadium in San Fransisco's Golden Gate Park opens
1925 On May - 02 kezar Stadium in SF's Golden Gate Park opens
1925 On May - 02 david Ironside, cricketer (S Afr swing bowler in 3 Tests v NZ 1953-54)
1926 US military intervenes in Nicaragua on May - 02.
1927 International Economic Conference (52 countries including USSR) opens on May - 02.
1927 Pulitzer prize awarded to Louis Bromfield (Early Autumn) on this day in history.
1927 Intl Economic Conference (52 countries including USSR) opens on this day in history.
1927 Ray Barrett, Australian actor on this day in history.
1928 KPQ-AM in Wenatchee WA begins radio transmissions on May - 02.
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