1. On May 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis, former president of the Confederate States of America, was captured by Union troops in Irwinville, Georgia. Davis was eventually brought to Maryland to stand trial for treason, but the case was never brought to court due to political complications.

2. May 2, 1977, marked the opening of Baltimore's Inner Harbor, an area that had once been a bustling port but had fallen into disrepair. The opening of the Inner Harbor helped revitalize the city's economy and sparked a tourism boom that continues to this day.

3. In 1780, the Maryland Gazette reported on a group of pirates who had been captured by American frigates off the coast of Virginia. Among the pirates was a man named Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, who was eventually executed in Virginia for his crimes.

4. On May 2, 1936, the Maryland National Guard was mobilized to put down the CIO strike in Cumberland, Maryland. The strike, which lasted for several months, was marked by violent clashes between strikers, police, and National Guard troops.

5. May 2, 2008, saw the opening of the Maryland Renaissance Festival, an annual event that celebrates the culture and history of medieval Europe. The festival takes place in Crownsville, Maryland, and attracts thousands of visitors from around the world.