Historical Events
- 86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4
- Dodgers Larry & Norm Sherry are baseball's 10th brother battery
- LA Dodger Norm Sherry's 11th HR wins the game for brother Larry
Event of Interest
Leonid Brezhnev replaces Kliment Voroshilov as President of USSR
- Michael Tal beats Mikhail Botvinnik 12½-8½ for world chess championship
- Musical review "From A to Z" closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 21 performances
Flower Drum Song
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's musical "Flower Drum Song", directed by Gene Kelly, and starring Miyoshi Umeki, closes at St James Theater. NYC, after 602 performances and 1 Tony Award win
Event of Interest
USSR announces Francis Gary Powers confesses to being a CIA spy
- Webster and Fain's musical "Christine", based on Hilda Wernher's novel "My Indian Family", closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 12 performances
Famous Birthdays
- Adam Bernstein, American music video and television director, born in Princeton, New Jersey
- Almudena Grandes, Spanish novelist (Las edades de Lulú), born in Madrid, Spain
- Arnon Ohad, co-pilot (El Al) plane that crashed on Bijlmer Amsterdam
About May 7, 1960
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 63 years, 11 months and 12 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Taurus
Music Charts
#1 Song: Stuck On You - Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
#1 Song: Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers
