This Day in History

By The Standard Staff - 05/02/2008

Today Saturday, May 3, is the 124th day of 2008. There are 242 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight: On May 3, 1948, the Supreme Court, in Shelley v. Kraemer, ruled that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks or members of other racial groups were legally unenforceable.

On this date: In 1802, Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city.

In 1933, Nellie T. Ross became the first female director of the U.S. Mint.

In 1944, U.S. wartime rationing of most grades of meats ended.

In 1978, “Sun Day” fell on a Wednesday as thousands of people extolling the virtues of solar energy held events across the country.

Birthdays Folk singer Pete Seeger is 89. Actress Ann B. Davis is 82. Singer Frankie Valli is 74. Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 62. Pop singer Mary Hopkin is 58. Singer Christopher Cross is 57. Country musician Cactus Moser (Highway 101) is 51. Rock musician David Ball (Soft Cell) is 49. Country singer Shane Minor is 40. Actor Bobby Cannavale is 38. Music and film producer-actor Damon Dash is 37. Country-rock musician John Neff (Drive-By Truckers) is 37. Country singer Brad Martin is 35. Actor Dule Hill is 33. Country singer Eric Church is 31. Dancer Cheryl Burke (“Dancing With the Stars”) is 24. Actress Jill Berard is 18.

Worth repeating ...

“Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.” — Peter De Vries, American author (1910-1993)