On This Day:
May 3rd
Birthdays:
1874 - Francois Coty (perfume maker).
1898 - Golda Meir (politician / teacher / fourth Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974).
1903 - Bing Crosby
1906 - Mary Astor (actor).
1919 - Pete Seeger (folk singer).
1926 - Ann B. Davis
1934 - James Brown (singer).
1946 - Greg Gumbel
1964 - Christina Claire Ciminell (aka Wynonna / singer).
Events:
1830 - First regular steam train passenger service starts.
1919 - America's first passenger flight (New York to Atlantic City).
1971 - National noncommercial network radio begins programming.
