Event:
West Side Story soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album
More Notable Events on May 5:
1988 Eugene Marino installed as 1st black U.S. archbishop
1987 Congress begins Iran-Contra hearings
1979 Voyager 1 passes Jupiter
1955 West Germany granted full sovereignty by 3 occupying powers
1944 Gandhi freed from prison
