TODAY’S HISTORY

1858: Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state.

1894: The Pullman Strike began, involving more than 3,000 Chicago railroad car plant workers.

1987: The first heart-lung transplant was performed in Baltimore.

1997: The IBM chess-playing computer Deep Blue defeated world champion Garry Kasparov with two wins, one loss and three draws in a six-game match.

1998: The first euro coins were minted in France.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:

Irving Berlin (18881989), composer; Margaret Rutherford (18921972), actress; Martha Graham (1894-1991), dancer/ choreographer; Salvador Dali (1904-1989), painter; Mike Lupica (1952-), sportswriter; John Clayton (1954-2022), sportswriter; Natasha Richardson (1963-2009), actress; Tim Blake Nelson (1964-), actor; Cory Monteith (1982-2013), actor; Cam Newton (1989-), football player.

TODAY’S FACT: The 2-euro coin is the highest-valued euro coin, and it is the only one with writing on its edge. Each country has its own design for the edge writing on its 2-euro coin.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1996, a blizzard on Mount Everest led to the deaths of eight people during summit attempts. The event was depicted in the 2015 film “Everest.”

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.” — Salvador Dali

TODAY’S NUMBER: 150,000 — members of the American Railway Union who became involved in the Pullman Strike of 1894 as it spread across the United States.

TODAY’S MOON: Between first quarter moon (May 8) and full moon (May 15).