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*  1883 - "Buffalo Bill" Cody puts on his 1st Wild West Show

*  1889 - Bayer introduces aspirin in powder form

*  1891 - Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park

*  1935 - Boulder Dam completed

*  1941 - "Citizen Kane" (directed by & starring Orson Welles) premiers in NY

* 1951 - Mickey Mantle's 1st HR

* 1952 - Mr. Potato Head introduced

* 1957 - Larry King made his 1st radio broadcast

* 1991 - Texas Ranger Nolan Ryan pitches record 7th no-hitter

To see other interesting events, births, deaths & marriages that occurred on May 1st, visit http://www.historyorb.com/day/may/1

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