May 9 - Good Book

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This Day In History

1092

Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated.

1671

Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.

1887

Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.

1904

The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first train in Europe to exceed 100 mph.

1926

Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary seems to indicate that this did not happen).

1961

Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles becomes the first player in baseball history to hit grand slams in consecutive innings.

Famous Birthdays

1800

John Brown, American abolitionist (d. 1859)

1837

Adam Opel, German engineer and industrialist (d. 1895)

1860

J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. 1937)

1874

Howard Carter, British archaeologist (d. 1939)

1882

Henry J. Kaiser, American shipbuilder (d. 1967)
1906
Eleanor Estes, American children's author and Newbery Medal winner (d. 1988)

1920

Richard Adams, English author

1928

Ralph Goings, American painter

1936

Albert Finney, British actor

1949

Billy Joel, American musician

1962

John Corbett, American actor

1969

Hudson Leick, American actress

1979

Rosario Dawson, American actress