Today in History, May 2nd:

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Highlights of this day in history: Nazi Germany’s capital Berlin falls in World War II; Artist Leonardo da Vinci dies; Civil War Gen. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson killed; Nelson Mandela claims victory in South Africa vote; Singer Bing Crosby born.

Other noteworthy May 2nd events include:

1885 – Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.

1918 – General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.

1920 – The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana.

1932 – Comedian Jack Benny’s radio show airs for the first time.

1933 – Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler bans trade unions.

1952 – The world’s first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1, makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg.

1955 – Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

1998 – The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union’s monetary policy.

2000 – President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.