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.