Topic: Faisal Shahzad

New York City and federal authorities have arrested a man they say was planning to detonate grenades in Times Square, reports said Friday.

On Oct. 5, 1947, President Harry Truman delivers the first televised White House address.

On Oct. 5, 1947, President Harry Truman delivers the first televised White House address.

On May 3, 1968, the United States and North Vietnam agreed to hold peace talks in Paris.

On Oct. 5, 1947, President Harry Truman delivers the first televised White House address.

On Oct. 5, 1947, President Harry Truman delivers the first televised White House address.

On Oct. 5, 1882, Dr. Robert Goddard, "Father of American Rocketry" and a pioneer in the theoretical exploration of space, was born in Worcester, MA.

On May 3, 1963, members of the Birmingham, Ala., police and fire departments used fire hoses against a group of African Americans marching for civil rights.

A suspected suicide bomb attack was carried out at the NADRA government office in Mardan, Pakistan, killing at least 18 people.

UPI Almanac for Friday, May 1, 2015