Today in History: Tuesday, May 03, 2016

AP Highlight in History:  On May 3, 1979, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first female prime minister as the Tories ousted the incumbent Labor government in parliamentary elections. Margaret Thatcher   AP Photo/Peter Kemp
On this date in: 1802 Washington, D.C., was incorporated. 1898 Israeli founder and prime minister Golda Meir was born Goldie Mabovitch in Kiev, Ukraine. 1919 Folk singer Pete Seeger was born in New York City. 1921 West Virginia imposed the first state sales tax. 1936 Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio made his major league debut with the New York Yankees. 1937 Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel "Gone with the Wind." AP Photo 1948 The Supreme Court ruled that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities were legally unenforceable. 1960 The musical "The Fantasticks" opened off-Broadway, beginning a record run of nearly 42 years. 1971 Anti-war protesters began four days of demonstrations in Washington, D.C. 1971 The National Public Radio program "All Things Considered" made its debut. 1988 The White House acknowledged that first lady Nancy Reagan had used astrological advice to help schedule President Ronald Reagan's activities. 2001 The United States lost its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947. 2005 Iraq's first democratically elected government was sworn in. 2007 Astronaut Wally Schirra died at age 84. 2010 Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad was apprehended aboard a flight preparing to depart New York for Dubai.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Actress Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men") turns 41 years old today. AP Photo/Richard Shotwell Name Profession Age Frankie Valli Singer (The Four Seasons) 82 Jim Risch U.S. senator, R-Idaho 73 Greg Gumbel Sports announcer 70 Ron Wyden U.S. senator, D-Ore. 67 Christopher Cross Singer 65 David Vitter U.S. senator, R-La. 55 Bobby Cannavale Actor 46 Dule' Hill Actor ("Psych," "The West Wing") 41 Cheryl Burke Dancer ("Dancing with the Stars") 32