Monday, May 03, 2010

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MAY 3

1865:After 12 days that drew enormous crowds from Washington, D.C., through 12 cities, Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train reaches Springfield, Ill., where he will be interred.

1937: Margaret Mitchell wins a Pulitzer Prize for the novel Gone With the Wind.

1986: At 54, Willie Shoemaker becomes the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. It’s his fourth Derby victory.

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