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Historical events & facts — May 9
What happened on May 9?
On May 9, 1950, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented the Schuman Declaration, proposing to place the coal and steel of France and Germany under a common supranational authority. The plan, drafted with Jean Monnet, was the seed of the European Coal and Steel Community (1951) and, ultimately, of the European Union. May 9 is Europe Day.
On May 9, 1961, FCC (Federal Communications Commission) chairman Newton Minow delivered his famous "Wasteland" speech to the National Association of Broadcasters, describing American television as a "vast wasteland" of banal entertainment and calling on networks to raise the quality of their programming. The speech remains the most influential ever on the responsibility of the mass media.
On May 9, 1502, Christopher Columbus departed from Cádiz on his fourth and final voyage to the Americas, during which he explored the Central American coast from Honduras to Panama and fruitlessly searched for a passage to the Indian Ocean. Ill and deteriorating, he was rescued in Jamaica in 1504 and returned to Spain, where he died two years later in Valladolid on May 20, 1506, not knowing he had discovered a new continent.
Notable birthdays — May 9
Famous people born on May 9
Henry J. Kaiser
Henry John Kaiser was an American industrialist who became known for his shipbuilding and construction projects, then later for his involvement in fostering modern American health care. Prior to World War II, Kaiser was involved in the construction industry; his company was one of those that built the Hoover Dam.
Rolf de Maré
Rolf de Maré, sometimes called Rolf de Mare, was a Swedish art collector and leader of the Ballets Suédois in Paris in 1920–25. In 1931 he founded the world's first research center and museum for dance in Paris.
J. Merrill Knapp
John Merrill Knapp was an American musicologist and academic. He was considered an authority on the life and works of George Frideric Handel. Born in New York City, Knapp graduated from the Hotchkiss School before entering Yale University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1936 and was a member of Skull and Bones.
Sophie Scholl
Sophia Magdalena Scholl was a German student and anti-Nazi political activist, active in the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany.
Glenda Jackson
Glenda May Jackson was an English actress and politician. Over the course of her distinguished career she received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting." Her other accolades include two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
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