Daily Archives: May 1, 2023

U.S. President George W. Bush declares 2003 invasion of Iraq over in ‘Mission Accomplished’ speech 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 2003)


Video: 'Five Years Since "mission Accomplished" Speech'

(Thursday May 2, 2003, 6:01 p.m. PDT during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, part of the Iraq War, the Iraq conflict and the War on terror) — U.S. President George W. Bush declared an end to the invasion of Iraq in the Mission Accomplished speech, delivered tonight from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln before thousands of uniformed sailors and aviators as the ship approached San Diego Harbor. Continue reading U.S. President George W. Bush declares 2003 invasion of Iraq over in ‘Mission Accomplished’ speech 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 2003)

‘Freak Me’ by Silk peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1993)

(Saturday, May 1, 1993)“Freak Me” by Silk peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks (May 1/8, 1993). Continue reading ‘Freak Me’ by Silk peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1993)

‘If I Ever Lose My Faith in You’ by Sting peaks at #17 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1993)

(Saturday, May 1, 1993)“If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” by Sting peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘If I Ever Lose My Faith in You’ by Sting peaks at #17 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1993)

Battle of Chancellorsville, a major battle of the American Civil War, begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1863)


Video: 'The Battle Of Chancellorsville | Civil War Combat (S1, E7) | Full Episode'

(Friday, May 1, 1863, 11:20 a.m. local time; during the Battle of Chancellorsville, part of the American Civil War) — The Battle of Chancellorsville — a major battle of the American Civil War — began today in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville, pitting Union Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker’s Army of the Potomac against an army less than half its size, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Continue reading Battle of Chancellorsville, a major battle of the American Civil War, begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1863)