May 2 in History

This Day in History: May 2 — Infoplease.com

1885

Good Housekeeping magazine's first issue.

1939

Lou Gehrig established a new major-league baseball record when he played his 2,130th consecutive game. After 57 years, Cal Ripken, Jr., broke it.

1945

The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin.

1994

Nelson Mandela was victorious in South Africa’s first multiracial election.

1997

The Labour Party’s Tony Blair became Prime Minister of Britain, ending 18 years of conservative rule. At 44, he was the youngest prime minister in 185 years.