Bono (Paul David Hewson) is 59 years old today.
The Irish born singer-songwriter is best known as the lead
vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2.


Bono (Paul David Hewson) is 59 years old today.
The Irish born singer-songwriter is best known as the lead
vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band U2.


The Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania, a civilian ship, was
sunk by a German submarine on this day in 1915, killing
1,201 people. It sank in 18 minutes.

The Hindenburg flies over Manhattan on May 6, 1937.




Hindenburg Crash Site Memorial today in Lakehurst, NJ .

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., walking on the deck of the aircraft
carrier USS Champlain on May 5, 1961, after the return of his
Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 (in background) from the first
manned suborbital al flight.

President John F. Kennedy (right) congratulates astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., (left) the first American in space, on his historic May
5th, 1961 ride in the Freedom 7 spacecraft and presents him with
the NASA Distinguished Service Award.
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998)