Event:
23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3
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