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May 7th |
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About May 7th is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 238 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1920 - James B. Pearson, former U.S. Senator (Kansas) 1933 - Johnny Unitas, Hall of Fame quarterback 1950 - Tim Russert, journalist, author (Meet the Press) 1951 - Thom Hartmann, political radio host, author Deaths 2002 - Seattle Slew, 1977 Triple Crown winning racehorse Events 1964 - Pacific Air Lines Flight 773, a Fairchild F-27 airliner, crashes outside San Ramon, California. There are no survives of the 44 that were on board. The FBI would later determine through cockpit recordings that the pilot and co-pilot had been shot by a suicidal passenger. 1999 -The Jenny Jones Show and Warner Bros. are found liable by a jury after Jonathan Schmitz murdered Scott Amedure after Schmitz was deceived into appearing on a appear on a secret same-sex crush episode. |
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