This Day in History: May 03, 2024
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1937
Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for Gone With the Wind.
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1948
The Shelley v. Kraemer Supreme Court decision stated that it is unconstitutional for a court to enforce a restrictive covenant which prevents people of a certain race from owning or occupying property.
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1979
Margaret Thatcher became the first woman elected prime minister of the UK.
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1986
At the age of 54, legendary horse jockey Bill Shoemaker became the oldest person to win the Kentucky Derby, riding Ferdinand to victory.
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1999
Kansas and Oklahoma were hit by an outbreak of more than 55 tornadoes, including one measured at F5 on the Fujita scale.
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2001
The United States, a member of the UN Human Rights Commission since its inception, lost its seat. It would be restored the following year.
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2003
New Hampshire’s symbol, the granite Old Man of the Mountain, collapsed in the state’s Franconia Mountains.
