Day Tripping: May 2

Last hoorah, First Voyage, and Most valued

End Of A Dynasty

Considered one of the most valuable and storied franchises in the National Hockey League, the Toronto Maple Leafs won their thirteenth Stanley Cup with a victory over arch-rival, The Montreal Canadiens in 1967. In winning 3–1 to clinch their fourth cup title in six seasons, the Leafs relied on aging veterans including star goaltenders, 37-year-old Terry Sawchuk, and 42-year-old Johnny Bower.

Unfortunately, that win not only spelled the end of the Over the Hill Gang’s dynasty in the nineteen-sixties, but it would also be the last time the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup. The drought is now 54 years and counting, the longest in the current NHL.

First Cruise For A Royal Lady

While the passenger jet industry was preparing to launch bigger and farther reaching airliners like the Boeing 747, the Cunard shipping line of Great Britain forged ahead with their super-luxury ocean liner. Christened by Her Majesty in 1969, RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 set sail on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic to New York City.

The ship left Southampton Harbour as the last oil-powered steam liner, and during its forty-year career, QE2 had served as a transport and hospital ship during the Falklands War and was refitted with diesel engines. Through bomb scares and massive financial pressure from the competing airline industry, Queen Elizabeth 2 thrived as Britain’s last great naval story.

Holy **** What A Price Tag

The famous pastel version of one of four depictions of Edvard munch’s work The Scream sold for a record $120 million at Sotheby’s auction in 2012. The auction house had conservatively estimated the painting’s value at $800 million, but a telephone bidding war between two buyers ensued. When the dust cleared and the final gavel went down, the auction house audience erupted into cheers.

The previous record had been held by Picasso’s Nude, green leaves and bust which went for $106.5 million. The other three versions of Munch’s iconic piece are hanging in museums in Norway.

Musical Milestones

The Who returned to the stage in 1979 for the first time since the death of drummer Keith Moon. The performance at the Rainbow Theatre in London featured former drummer for The Faces, Kenney Jones.

Narratives

Arthur Miller wins a Pulitzer Prize for the story of Willy Loman, his play Death of a Salesman.

Remembrance

The equally feared and respected first Director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover died in 1972.

Notable Births

1903 —The famous baby doctor Benjamin Spock. Yes, he was once a baby too.

1945 — Former wife, and only wife of Mick and mother to daughter Jade, Bianca Jagger

1972 —Former football player and professional wrestler as The Rock, Dwayne Johnson.

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