Today’s Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
It is the 123rd day of the year, with 242 days remaining.
Historical Events on May 3:
- On May 3, 2003, the iconic “Old Man of the Mountain” rock formation in Franconia, N.H., collapsed after years of preservation attempts.
- In 1802, Washington, D.C., was officially incorporated as a city.
- In 1937, Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for her novel “Gone with the Wind.”
- In 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that racial covenants on real estate were unenforceable in the case of Shelley v. Kraemer.
- In 1986, jockey Bill Shoemaker won the Kentucky Derby at the age of 54 riding the horse Ferdinand.
- In 2015, a shooting incident occurred in Garland, Texas, at a contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad.
Notable Birthdays Today:
- Singer Frankie Valli turns 91
- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, celebrates his 82nd birthday
- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., turns 76
- Singer Christopher Cross is 74
- Actor Amy Ryan celebrates her 57th birthday
- Actor Bobby Cannavale turns 55
- Music executive-entrepreneur Damon Dash is 54
- Actor Christina Hendricks turns 50
- Actor Dule Hill is also 50
- Country musician Eric Church is 48
- Golfer Brooks Koepka turns 35
- Actor Rachel Zegler celebrates her 24th birthday
