Portal:United States/Anniversaries/May/May 2

• 1670 – King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
• 1885 – Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.
• 1918 – General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
• 1920 – The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• 1955 – Tennessee Williams (pictured) wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
• 2000 – Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.

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On this day for the United States

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May 2:

Time: 11:08 UTC   Date: December 1

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Events

• 1863 - American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering for the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia 8 days later.
• 1885 - Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.
• 1918 - General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
• 1920 - The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• 1932 - Comedian Jack Benny's radio show airs for the first time.
• 1946 - "Battle of Alcatraz" - Alcatraz Federal prison, San Francisco is taken over by six inmates following failed escape attempt.
• 1955 - Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
• 1964 - Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the USS Card while docked at Saigon. Viet Cong forces are suspected of placing a bomb on the ship.
• 1969 - The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
• 2000 - Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the U.S. military.