Today in History - History - May 3rd

1954Pulitzer prize awarded to Charles A Lindbergh & John Patrick

1960Harvey Schmidt/Tom Jones' musical "Fantasticks" premieres in NYC

1948Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener & Tennessee Williams

1915John McCrae writes the poem "In Flanders Fields"

1934Bradman scores 206 Aust v Worcestershire, 210 mins, 27 fours

2002"Spider-Man", starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin, premieres

1992NY Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 HRS

1621Francis Bacon accused of bribery

1964Mickey Wright wins LPGA Clifford Ann Creed Golf Invitational

2013The Palmetto Playground in Brooklyn is renamed after Beastie Boys' rapper Adam Yauch

1933James Brown, Barnwell, South Carolina, American soul singer (Hot Pants, Living in America) and originator of funk music (d. 2006)

1964Ron Hextall, Brandon Manitoba, NHL goalie (Phila Flyers, NY Islanders)

1921Sugar Ray Robinson, [Walter Smith], Ailey, Georgia, middle/welterweight boxer (1946-52, 55, 58), (d. 1989)

1903Bing Crosby, Tacoma Wash, actor and singer (White Christmas, Going My Way)

1906Mary Astor, Quincy Illinois, actress (Maltese Falcon, Dinky)

1469Niccolo Machiavelli, Florence, Italy, politician/writer (Prince), d. 1527)

1997Actor Dwayne Johnson (25) weds producer Dany Garcia (28)

1884Mechanical engineer Frederick Winslow Taylor (28) weds Louise M. Spooner

1992Beverly Hills 90210 Gabrielle Carteris marries Charles Isaacs

2003"Friends" actor Matt LeBlanc (35) weds former model Melissa McKnight (38) at a private estate overlooking Anini Beach in Kilauea, Hawaii

1992George Murphy, (Sen-R-Ca, 1965-71)/actor, dies of leukemia at 89

1940Henry Ossian Flipper, American soldier, former slave and first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, dies at 84