By: Madisen Child Welcome back to the seventh installment of “This Day In History,” where we feature a prominent event, birth, and death from one day spanning all of human history. Today, we are focused on May 12.
Death: The American Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, gave rise to a lot of famous war veterans. One such veteran was J.E.B. Stuart, a Confederate general. Stuart was born as James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart in Virginia. He was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel of the Virginia Infantry in May 1861 and fought for three years. Stuart fought in nine battles before dying at the battle of Yellow Tavern in 1864. He was shot by Union private, 44-year-old John A. Huff. The bullet hit him in the left side, went through his stomach, and exited his back just an inch away from his spine. Though he was shot on May 11, he would survive until 7:38 p.m. on May 12, where he died at the home of Dr. Charles Brewer, his brother-in-law. Event: Music has come a long way throughout history, especially with the technology we have now. For many, surround sound is a common part of their musical or cinematic experience. However, the world’s first surround sound concert wouldn’t be played until 1967. Pink Floyd, a rock band formed in 1965, would become the first band to play in surround sound at a concert called “Games for May.” Christopher Hunt, the music promoter who approached the band, called the event “Space age relaxation for the climax of spring -- electronic compositions, colour and image projections, girls and THE PINK FLOYD." This concert would be played at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in the South Bank performing-arts district of London, where the band originated. Before now, the venue had only been used for classical music. Birth: Tony Hawk, as famous as he is, is notorious for not being recognized. Plenty of his tweets picture stories of him being approached by people not-totally-sure if he’s actually Tony Hawk. It makes for a funny ongoing joke online. Hawk was born Anthony Frank Hawk on May 12, 1968 to Nancy and Frank Hawk. He is the youngest child with two older sisters, named Pat and Lenore, and an older brother named Steve. He was born in San Diego, California. Hawk would grow up to become a famous skateboarder, even being featured in his own video game called Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater in 1999. One of his most recent appearances was his role in the third season of “The Masked Singer.”
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