Ricky Nelson recorded his first single at age 16 on March 26, 1957. The
record’s A-side was “A Teenager’s Romance” and the B-side featured
a Fats Domino standard “I’m Walkin’”. “A Teenager’s Romance” Charted
at #2 on Billboard Hot 100 in May of 1957.

Thelma Houston will turn 66 on May 7

Jack Nicholson is 75 today

Glen Campbell turned 76

The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 was the first land run into the Unassigned Lands
of various counties in the state of Oklahoma. It started at high noon with an estimated
50,000 people lined up for their own piece the available two million acres. By the end  
of the day, both Oklahoma City and Guthrie had established cities of around 10,000 people in literally half a day.

Antonio Rodolfo Quinn-Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001)

Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican American actor, as well as a painter and
writer. He starred in many critically acclaimed films, including Zorba the
Greek (1964), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and The Guns of Navarone
(1961). Quinn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice;
for Viva Zapata! in 1952 and Lust for Life in 1956.