Historical Events
- 86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4
- Dodgers Larry & Norm Sherry are baseball's 10th brother battery
- LA Dodger Norm Sherry's 11th HR wins the game for brother Larry
Event of Interest
Leonid Brezhnev replaces Kliment Voroshilov as President of USSR
- Michael Tal beats Mikhail Botvinnik 12½-8½ for world chess championship
- Musical review "From A to Z" closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 21 performances
- Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "Flower Drum Song" closes at St James Theater. NYC, after 602 performances and 1 Tony Award
Event of Interest
USSR announces Francis Gary Powers confesses to being a CIA spy
- Webster and Fain's musical "Christine", based on Hilda Wernher's novel "My Indian Family", closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 12 performances
Famous Birthdays
- Adam Bernstein, American music video and television director, born in Princeton, New Jersey
- Almudena Grandes, Spanish novelist (Las edades de Lulú), born in Madrid, Spain
- Arnon Ohad, co-pilot (El Al) plane that crashed on Bijlmer Amsterdam
About May 7, 1960
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 63 years and 26 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Taurus
Music Charts
#1 Song: Stuck On You - Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
#1 Song: Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers
