Dateline

May 4

Happy 37th Birthday to Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt.

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

May 5

In 1962, the West Side Story soundtrack album tops the charts and holds the No. 1 position for 54 weeks.

In 1950, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned.

May 6

Birthday wishes go out to Hollywood superstar George Clooney (1961).

In 1965, rock 'n' roll legend Keith Richards begins writing the Rolling Stones' hit "Satisfaction" in a Florida hotel room.

May 7

1994, Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered after being stolen three months earlier from an Oslo Museum.

In 1946, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation is founded. The company is later renamed Sony.

May 8

Until June 7, see Powder Marry the Performance, a stage comedy starring well-known actors Nino-Metanee, Pok-Piyathida, Nui-Sudjira and many others. Performances start at 3 pm and 8 pm at Aksra Theatre on Rangnum Road. Tickets are 1,000 to 6,000 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more details, call 02 565 3456.

In 1886, pharmacist John Styth Pemberton invents the carbonated beverage that is later named Coca-Cola.

May 9

In 1988, Prince's 10th album, Lovesexy, is released. Some stores refuse to sell the album due to the nude portrait of Prince on the cover.

It's the last day at Gossip Galleria on Silom Road to see Reflection, an exhibition by Naret Yamaharn, inspired by shadows. The gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 7 pm. For more information, call 02 237 5568.

May 10

It's the last day at 100 Tonson Gallery on Ploenchit Road to see Happiness, an exhibition by local artist Pichaya Khunnawat whose paintings and drawings explore his social environment. The gallery is open Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. For more information, call 02 684 1527.

In 1993, in Nakhon Pathom province, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills 188 workers and seriously injures more than 500 others, mostly young women.