1866

Three days of race-related rioting erupted in Memphis, Tennessee, as white mobs targeted Black people, 46 of whom were killed, along with two whites.

1931

The Empire State Building was dedicated in New York City; it would be the world’s tallest building for four decades.

1960

The Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

2003

President George W. Bush, in a speech delivered from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln which bore a banner reading “Mission Accomplished,” stated, “Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.”

2011

President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation, which took place in Abbottabad, Pakistan early May 2 local time.

Birthdays

Singer Judy Collins is 86. Singer Rita Coolidge is 80. Filmmaker John Woo is 79. Actor Dann Florek is 75. Musician Ray Parker Jr. is 71. Hall of Fame jockey Steve Cauthen is 65. Singer-actor Tim McGraw is 58. Filmmaker Wes Anderson is 56. Football Hall of Famer Curtis Martin is 52. Singer Victoria Monét is 36. Social media personality Charli D’Amelio is 21.