Today In History For May 2nd

Today is Monday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2011. There are 243 days left in the year.

In 1519, artist Leonardo da Vinci died at Cloux, France, at age 67.

In 1863, Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Va.; he died eight days later.

In 1941, General Mills began shipping its new cereal, "Cheerioats," to six test markets. (The cereal was later renamed "Cheerios.")