Today is Friday, May 5, the 125th day of 2006. There are 240 days left in the year. On this date in 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. becomes America's first space traveler as he makes a 15-minute

Today is Friday, May 5, the 125th day of 2006. There are 240 days left in the year. On this date in 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. becomes America's first space traveler as he makes a 15-minute suborbital flight in a capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
In 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of St. Helena. In 1891, Carnegie Hall (then named "Music Hall") has its opening night in New York City. In 1925, John T. Scopes is arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. In 1942, during World War II, Japanese forces land on the Philippine island of Corregidor. In 1955, West Germany becomes a sovereign state. In 1955, the baseball musical "Damn Yankees" opens on Broadway.
May 5, 1981: The Chevrolet Division of General Motors believes it may have the perfect competitive weapon to take on Japanese imports in the new Lordstown-built Cavalier.
By a 6-1 vote, Cortland City Council makes it official: the city and Bazetta Township are separate.
Ricky Remington, an 11-year-old fifth grader at Frank Ohl Middle School, uses the recently learned Heimlich Maneuver to dislodge a chicken bone from the throat of his friend, Joe Ligotti.
May 5, 1966: Robert Taft Jr. wins the first victory in his fight to return to the Congress he left two years ago for an unsuccessful try for the U.S. Senate. He wins the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Rep. John J. Gilligan.
The Edward J. DeBartolo Co. and Greater Boardman Shopping Plaza Merchants Association challenge a zone change given to the Cafaro Corp. for construction of a $16 million shopping mall across from the Boardman High School.
May 5, 1956: Marilyn "Cookie" Korody, a vivacious co-ed with blue eyes and brown hair, is named 1956 May Queen of Youngstown University.
The Murray Corp. of America announces a $2.5 million expansion of production facilities at its Eljer Division plant in Salem, which will provide jobs for 250 more employees.
May 5, 1931: John D. "Bonesetter" Reese quietly spends his 76th birthday at his residence, 219 Park Ave. Messages of congratulations pour into his home from all over the country.
Frank Purnell, president of the Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co., is elected a director of the American Iron & amp; Steel Institute at the institute's annual meeting.