1997 Colo Rockie Larry Walker wins NL MVP
1995 Joseph Anthony "Joe" Richards, singer and actor (Colo Ranger), dies at 44
1992 Colo Rockies 1st minor league team's (Bend Oregon in Class A) game
1991 Formal opening ceremony of International One Mind Zen center in Crestone, Colo
1985 5 die in a train crash in Westminster Colo
1981 Barbara Sonntag, Colo, crochets record 147 stitches/min for 1/2 hour
1978 Devon Gummersall, Colo, actor, Relativity, Brian-My So Called Life
1976 1st woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo
1976 Scott Humphries, Greely Colo, tennis star, 1995 doubles Binghampton
1975 Zach Conrad, Ft. Collins Colo, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1974 Tammy Holmes, born in Berkeley, California, female outfielder, Colo Silver Bullets
1973 Rebecca Ann King (Colo), 23, crowned 46th Miss America 1974
1973 Christine Monge, born in San Francisco, California, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1972 Laurie Shepard, Cordele, Georgia, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1972 Tamarie Ivie, born in Ananheim, California, female infielder, Colo Silver Bullets
1971 Alyson Habetz, Crowley, Louisiana, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1971 Shae Sloan, Huntsville, Texas, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1971 Pam Schaffrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, female catcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1970 Missy Cress, born in Burbank, California, female catcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1969 Marcie Aguilar, born in Tucson, Arizona, female infielder, Colo Silver Bullets
1969 Kim Braatz, born in Santa Ana, California, female outfielder, Colo Silver Bullets
1968 Melissa Coombes, born in San Gabriel, California, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1967 49th PGA Championship: Don January shoots a 281 at Columbine CC Colo
1967 Cara Coughenour, Sioux City, Iowa, female pitcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1966 Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Md to Boulder, Colo
1965 Stacy Sunny, San Bernadino California, female infielder, Colo Silver Bullets
1965 Linda Brenneman, Wheat Ridge Colo, cyclist, Olympics-11th-96
1965 Brandon Lee, born in Emerson, Colorado, actor, Showdown in Little Tokyo
1964 Michael Boatman, Colorado Springs Colo, actor, Carter-Spin City
1964 April Heinrichs, Littleton Colo, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics
1963 Michele McAnany, born in Los Angeles, California, female infielder, Colo Silver Bullets
1961 Pat Dufficy, born in Westerly, Rhode Island, female catcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1960 Jari Kurri, Helsinki Fin, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Colo
1960 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, Colo
1959 1st class graduates from Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo
1958 Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colo
1957 12 die in a train crash in Vroman Colo
1955 Lorraine Moller, Boulder Colo, NZ athelete 1996 Olympics
1954 US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo, established
1952 1st human birth televised to public (KOA-TV Denver, Colo)
1952 Vicki Morgan, Colorado Springs Colo, mistress, Beautiful Bad Girl
1951 JoAnna Cameron, Colo, actress, I Love My Wife, Isis
1938 James G Watt, Colo, U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1981-83
1933 Stuart A "Smokey" Roosa, Durango Colo, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 14
1931 Jaye P Morgan, Mancos Colo, singer and actress, Gong Show, Night Patrol
1925 Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Boulder Colo, astronaut, Mercury 7-Aurora 7
1921 Junior Achievement incorporated in Colorado Springs Colo
1921 Dehl Berti, Pueblo Colo, actor, John Taylor-Guns of Paradise
1920 Zeno Colo, Italy, downhill skier 1952 Olympics gold
1916 Dwight Eisenhower marries Mary 'Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver Colo
1914 33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colo
1913 Ralph Edwards, Merino Colo, TV host, This is Your Life
1906 Earl "Dutch" Clark, Colo, NFL hall of fame QB, Spartans, Detroit
1901 Arleigh A Burke, Colo, Admiral, WW II, Solomon Islands, Navy Cross
1896 Lowest U.S. temperature in May recorded (-10 degrees F-Climax, Colo)
1896 Enid Markey, Dillon Colo, actress, Aunt Violet-Bringing Up Buddy
1886 Ty Cobb, batted .367, stole 892 bases, Det Tigers
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