Jewels
May 1 Danielle Steel’s historical romance novel “Jewels” is published
- May 1 Eric Houston kills 4 in a California HS where he failed history 4 yrs prior
Rodney King Riots
May 1 Los Angeles Dodgers postpone 3 MLB games due to racial riots over the infamous Rodney King beating
Baseball Record
May 1 Oakland outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th MLB career base in A's 7-6 win at Detroit
Kentucky Derby
May 2 118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03
High Rollers Social & Pleasure Club
May 2 Allen Toussaint's musical revue "High Rollers Social & Pleasure Club" closes at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 13 performances
- May 2 Yugoslav Army seizes Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic
- May 3 Baltimore Orioles Gregg Olson, 25, is youngest to record 100 saves
Baseball Record
May 3 NY Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 HRs
- May 3 Ohio Glory wins 1st WLAF game (after 6 loses), beat Frankfurt 20-17
- May 4 "I Saw the Light" single released by Wynonna (Billboard Song of the Year, 1992)
US History
May 4 US Army and Marine Corps forces arrive in Los Angeles to end rioting following the acquittal of four police officers over the beating of Rodney King
Music History
May 5 American country singer Tammy Wynette hospitalized with bile duct infection
- May 6 NY Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games
- May 6 Werder Bremen of Germany win 32nd European Cup winner's Cup against AS Monaco of France 2-0 in Lisbon
- May 7 27th Amendment to US Constitution is ratified; bars increases to congressional pay from taking effect until after an intervening election [1] [2]
- May 7 5 NYC cops arrested in Hauppauge, Long Island, for selling cocaine
Ángel Cordero Jr. Retires
May 7 Champion Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. retires after winning 7,057 thoroughbred horse races
- May 7 US space shuttle STS-49 launched, the maiden voyage of Endeavour
- May 9 37th Eurovision Song Contest: Linda Martin for Ireland wins singing "Why Me" in Malmo
- May 9 America Cup finals begin in San Diego
- May 9 Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the Karabakh War
- May 9 Final episode of "Golden Girls" airs on NBC-TV
- May 9 Michelle McLean, 19, of Namibia, crowned 41st Miss Universe
Salem Witch Trials
May 9 Salem Village Witchcraft Victims' Memorial dedicated in Danvers (formally Salem Village) to mark 300 year anniversary of trials
- May 10 "Hamlet" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances
- May 10 Bible Lands Museum opens in Jerusalem Israel
Sarafina!
May 11 Film adaptation of Mbongeni Ngema and Hugh Masekela's anti-apartheid musical "Sarafina!", starring Leleti Khumalo, Miriam Makeba, and Whoopi Goldberg, premieres at Cannes Film Festival in France
Film & TV History
May 13 Frank Stallone beats Geraldo Rivera in boxing on Howard Stern Show
- May 13 Li Hongzhi gave the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China.
- May 14 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Cindy Coburn-Carroll
- May 15 Colombo '92 opens in Genoa Italy
- May 15 NY department store chain Alexanders announces closing of all 11 stores
- May 15 Part of Cruger Avenue in Bronx renamed Regis Philbin Avenue
Music History
May 16 "Smells Like Nirvana" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #35
- May 16 117th Preakness: Chris McCarron aboard Pine Bluff wins in 1:55.6
- May 16 America's Cup: America Team USA defeats Il Moro di Venezia 4-1 to win in San Diego
- May 16 Polls show Perot, Bush & Clinton could be in a deadlock
- May 16 US space shuttle STS-49 lands (maiden voyage of Endeavour)
Sports History
May 17 Expos Gary Carter is 3rd to catch 2,000 games (joins Boone & Fisk)
LPGA Championship
May 17 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bethesda CC: Betsy King wins her 5th major title, 11 strokes ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner, Liselotte Neumann and Karen Noble
- May 18 45th Cannes Film Festival: "Den goda viljan" directed by Bille August wins the Palme d'Or
- May 18 US Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs
Some Gave All
May 19 "Some Gave All" debut album by Billy Ray Cyrus is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1993)
- May 19 27th Amendment ratified, prohibits Congress from raising its salary
Event of Interest
May 19 Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the face in an altercation over an affair with her husband, in Massapequa, New York
- May 19 Englishman Dave Gauder, 224 lbs, pulls 196 ton jumbo jet, 3 inches
- May 19 US VP Dan Quayle attacks Murphy Brown for being a single mother and as a poor example of family values
- May 20 36th European Cup: Barcelona beats Sampdoria 1-0 at London
- May 20 American rapper Tung Twista raps 597 syllables in under 60 seconds
Event of Interest
May 20 At height of "Black May' political crisis in Thailand TV interview broadcast of King Bhumibol Adulyadej demanding Generals Suchinda and Chamlong work together
TV Show Appearance
May 22 Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of "The Tonight Show"
- May 22 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0
- May 23 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 0
- May 23 NY Yankees play in their 4th straight extra inning game
- May 23 Sicilian Mafia bombs motorcade killing anti-mob prosecutor Giovanni Falcone, his wife, and three police escorts on Highway A29, near Capaci, Sicily
Event of Interest
May 23 US President George H. W. Bush orders Coast Guard to intercept boats with Haitian refugees
- May 24 Despite trailing 7-1, NY Yanks tie Milwaukee Brewers & then score 1 in 9th to avoid 5th straight extra inning game
Indy 500
May 24 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Jr. holds off Scott Goodyear to win by 0.043 seconds; closest finish in Indy history; first second-generation driver to win the race
Sports History
May 29 White Sox Tim Raines swipes his 700th career base
- May 30 NY Lotto pays $30 million to one winner (#s are 12-15-30-33-40-48)
- May 30 NY Yankee Scott Sanderson becomes 9th to beat all 26 teams
- May 30 UN votes for sanctions against Serb-led Yugoslavia to halt fighting
- May 31 "The 1992 Boat Show" - the 193rd and final episode of US comedy series "Night Court" - airs on NBC-TV, completing a 9 season run
- May 31 46th Tony Awards: "Dancing at Lughnasa" (play) & "Crazy For You" (musical) win
- May 31 5th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $1,060,000
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