THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
MAY 3 1952:
Newcastle United became the first team since 1891 to win two English FA Cup Finals in succession by beating Arsenal 1-0.
MAY 4 1974:
Abba reached the top of the pop charts with Waterloo, the Eurovision song contest winner.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR:
Producers announced the next series of Love Island was being postponed because of coronavirus.
MAY 5 1930:
Amy Johnson left Croydon in Gypsy Moth “Jason” to become the first female to fly solo to Australia, arriving on May 24.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR:
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide reached more than 3.5 million.
MAY 6 1895:
Rudolph Valentino, Italian heartthrob of the silent screen, was born in Castellaneta, Italy.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR:
Boris Johnson returned to the House of Commons after recovering from coronavirus.
MAY 7 1945:
Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies at Rheims.