This Day in History, May 5th

1260 - Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.

1809 - Mary Kies shatters another stereotype by becoming the first woman awarded a U.S. Patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread.

1865 - In North Bend, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati), the first train robbery in the United States takes place.

1891 - The Music Hall in NY (now known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as guest conductor.

1893 - Panic of 1893: Crash on NY Stock Exchange starts a depression.

1925 - Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is served an arrest warrant for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.

1961 - Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 3 - Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into space, making a sub-orbital flight of 15 minutes.

1992 - The 27th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, 233 years after its initial submission in 1789.

1992 - Wolfenstein 3D is released, the first-ever first-person shooter computer game.

2002 - The World Wrestling Federation changes its name to World Wrestling Entertainment due to lawsuit from the World Wildlife Fund.