On This Day: May 1 On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced that Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11 attacks, was killed by United States forces in Pakistan. On May 1, 1907, Kate Smith, the American singer who was considered the first lady of radio, was born. Following her death on June 17, 1986, her obituary appeared in The Times. 1707 The Kingdom of Great Britain was created as a treaty merging England and Scotland took effect. 1786 Mozarts opera The Marriage of Figaro premiered in Vienna. 1941 The Orson Welles film Citizen Kane premiered in New York. 1948 The Peoples Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) was proclaimed. 1960 The Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane near Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers. 1962 The first Target discount store opened in Roseville, Minn. 1967 Singer Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas. 1971 Amtrak went into service, combining and streamlining the operations of 18 intercity passenger railroads. 1992 On the third day of the Los Angeles riots, Rodney King appeared in public to appeal for calm, asking Can we all get along? 2003 President George W. Bush landed in a jet on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast and, in a speech to the nation, declared major combat in Iraq over. 2011 Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II, moving his predecessor a step closer to sainthood. Current Birthdays Country singer Tim McGraw turns 47 years old today. Actress Julie Benz (No Ordinary Family) turns 42 years old today. 1925 Chuck Bednarik, Football Hall of Famer, turns 89 1925 Scott Carpenter, Former astronaut, turns 89 1939 Judy Collins, Folk singer, turns 75 1945 Rita Coolidge, Singer, turns 69 1951 Dann Florek, Actor (Law and Order: SVU), turns 63 1954 Ray Parker Jr., R&B singer, turns 60 1969 Wes Anderson, Director, turns 45
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