‘Spider-Man’ premiered

On May 3, 2002

The Spider-Man film starring Tobey Maguire premiered.

Spider-Man redefined the modern superhero genre, and its success led to Spider-Man 1 and 2 being released.

This Day in History - May 3

2007

Three-year-old English girl Madeleine McCann went missing while on vacation with her parents, family, and friends in Praia da Luz, Portugal.

2020

Legendary investor Warren Buffett dumped all his holdings in the four major US airlines.

1944

Going My Way, starring Bing Crosby, premiered in New York.

1936

New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, made his major-league debut.

1998

NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle landed at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding mission STS-90.

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