Today is Thursday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2002.<$> There are 243 days left in the year.

On this date:

In 1519, artist Leonardo da Vinci died at Cloux, France.

In 1936, “Peter and the Wolf,” a symphonic tale for children by Sergei Prokofiev, had its world premiere in Moscow.

In 1965, the “Early Bird” satellite was used to transmit television pictures across the Atlantic.

Thought for the Day

“Like ships, men founder time and again.” — Henry Miller, American novelist (1891-1980).