May 3rd

  • The University of Athens

    The University of Athens

    The University of Athens was founded.
  • Emmett Dalton

    Emmett Dalton

    American outlaw Emmett Dalton is born.
  • Princess Helena Victoria

    Princess Helena Victoria

    Princess Helena Victoria of Scheswig-Holstein was born
  • Margaret Mitchell

    Margaret Mitchell

    Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for Gone With the Wind
  • Kentucky Derby

    Kentucky Derby

    Seventy-third Kentucky Derby; Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot wins.
  • Geocaching

    Geocaching

    The sport of geocaching begins.