May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan. The…
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4 May 1959
The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held. The Grammy Awards, often referred to simply as the Grammys, is one of the most prestigious honors in…
4 May 1869
The Naval Battle of Hakodate is fought in Japan. The Naval Battle of Hakodate was a decisive battle fought between the naval forces of the…
4 May 2014
Three people are killed and 62 injured in a pair of bombings on buses in Nairobi, Kenya.
4 May 1979
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher’]
4 May 1959
The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held. The 1st Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 4, 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for…
4 May 1836
The Ancient Order of Hibernians is formed. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization. Members must be Catholic and either born…
4 May 1959
The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held. On May 4, 1959, many of music’s elite—including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Gene Autry, Johnny…