May 4
1626 - Peter Minuit landed in Manhattan, which he later bought for $24 worth of cloth and brass buttons.
1776 - Rhode Island declared its freedom from England, two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
1886 - The Haymarket Square riot broke out in Chicago as a result of a labor demonstration.
1927 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded.
1932 - Al Capone, "Public Enemy Number One," was jailed on charges of tax evasion.
1942 - The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval clash fought entirely with carrier aircraft, began in the Pacific during World War II. (The outcome was considered a tactical victory for Japan, but ultimately a strategic one for the Allies.)
1945 - During World War II, German forces in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany agreed to surrender.
1959 - The first Grammy Awards were held.
1961 - A group of Freedom Riders left Washington, D.C., for New Orleans to challenge racial segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals.
1968 - The Oroville Dam in Northern California was dedicated by Gov. Ronald Reagan; the 770-foot-tall earth-filled structure, a pet project of Reagan’s predecessor, Pat Brown, remains the tallest dam in the United States, but was also the scene of a near disaster in February 2017 when two spillways collapsed, threatening for a time to flood parts of three counties in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
1970 - Four Kent State University students were shot and killed by Ohio National Guard members during an anti-Vietnam War demonstration.
1980 - Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito died at age 87.
1994 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat signed an accord on Palestinian autonomy that granted self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho.
1998 - The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynsky, was sentenced to four life terms plus 30 years for his series of bombings that killed three and injured 23.
2000 - Londoners elected their mayor for the first time.
2006 - A federal judge sentenced Zacarias Moussaoui to life in prison for his role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
2007 - Paris Hilton was sentenced to jail for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. (The hotel heiress served 23 days behind bars.)
2010 - A Pakistani-born U.S. citizen was charged with terrorism and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in the botched Times Square bombing. (Faisal Shahzad later pleaded guilty to plotting to set off the propane-and-gasoline bomb in an SUV and was sentenced to life in prison.)
2011 - President Barack Obama said he had decided not to release death photos of Osama bin Laden because their graphic nature could incite violence and create national security risks. Officials told The Associated Press that the Navy SEALs who’d stormed bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan shot and killed him after they saw him appear to lunge for a weapon.
2016 - The last man standing in Donald Trump’s path to the Republican presidential nomination, Ohio Gov. John Kasich ended his campaign.
2020 - The Supreme Court heard arguments by phone and allowed the world to listen in live for the first time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Birthdays
21 - Amara Miller (actress)
27 - RaeLynn (country singer)
27 - Alexander Gould (actor)
29 - Grace Phipps (actress)
36 - Jidenna (singer)
36 - Laura Whitmore (TV host)
40 - Ruth Negga (actress)
42 - Lance Bass (singer)
43 - Erin Andrews (sports reporter)
46 - Kimora Lee Simmons (reality TV star/fashion designer)
51 - Will Arnett (actor)
54 - Ana Gasteyer (actress/comedian)
54 - Kate Garraway (TV host)
60 - Mary McDonough (actress)
62 - Randy Travis (country singer)
70 - Jackie Jackson (singer)
72 - Stella Parton (country singer)
74 - Richard Jenkins (actor)
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Today in Sports History - May 4
1935 - Willie Saunders rides Omaha to victory in the Kentucky Derby.
1954 - The Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals set a national league record when they used 42 players in one game. The Phillies won 14-10.
1963 - Pitcher Bob Shaw set a major league record with five balks in one game.
1965 - Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits his 512th career home run, breaking Mel Ott's National League record.
1968 - The Pittsburgh Pipers defeat the New Orleans Buccaneers in seven games to win the first ABA championship.
1969 - The Montreal Canadiens sweep the St. Louis Blues to win the Stanley Cup.
1980 - Mike Squires (Chicago White Sox) played the position of catcher in the final inning against the Brewers. It was the first time a left handed catcher had played since 1958.
1982 - Minnesota Twins rookie outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, removes himself, due to taunts from Boston Red Sox bleacher fans
1993 - Dale Hunter (Washington Capitals) was suspended 21 games for his blindside check of Pierre Turgeon (New York Islanders) in a game played on April 8.
1994 - Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns scored 56 points, 38 of which came in the first half, in a game against the Golden State Warriors.
2002 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first player to hit 400 home runs for one team (Giants) and 100 for another (Pittsburgh Pirates).
2004 - Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees) hit his 350th career home run and drove in his 1,000th run. He was the youngest player to reach 350 homeruns at 28 years, 282 days.
2011 - Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin was the first unanimous selection of the NBA's Rookie of the Year award in 21 years.
2018 - Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angeles becomes the 32nd player in major league history to record 3,000 career hits and just the fourth to have 3,000 hits and 600 home runs, joining Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez.
2019 - Race officials at the Kentucky Derby disqualify apparent winner Maximum Security for interference during the race, the first time in Derby history a horse had been disqualified for a race infraction; longshot Country House was declared the winner.
2020 - Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula died at 90; he’d won more games than any other NFL coach.
1626 - Peter Minuit landed in Manhattan, which he later bought for $24 worth of cloth and brass buttons.
1776 - Rhode Island declared its freedom from England, two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
1886 - The Haymarket Square riot broke out in Chicago as a result of a labor demonstration.
1927 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded.
1932 - Al Capone, "Public Enemy Number One," was jailed on charges of tax evasion.
1942 - The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval clash fought entirely with carrier aircraft, began in the Pacific during World War II. (The outcome was considered a tactical victory for Japan, but ultimately a strategic one for the Allies.)
1945 - During World War II, German forces in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany agreed to surrender.
1959 - The first Grammy Awards were held.
1961 - A group of Freedom Riders left Washington, D.C., for New Orleans to challenge racial segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals.
1968 - The Oroville Dam in Northern California was dedicated by Gov. Ronald Reagan; the 770-foot-tall earth-filled structure, a pet project of Reagan’s predecessor, Pat Brown, remains the tallest dam in the United States, but was also the scene of a near disaster in February 2017 when two spillways collapsed, threatening for a time to flood parts of three counties in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
1970 - Four Kent State University students were shot and killed by Ohio National Guard members during an anti-Vietnam War demonstration.
1980 - Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito died at age 87.
1994 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat signed an accord on Palestinian autonomy that granted self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho.
1998 - The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynsky, was sentenced to four life terms plus 30 years for his series of bombings that killed three and injured 23.
2000 - Londoners elected their mayor for the first time.
2006 - A federal judge sentenced Zacarias Moussaoui to life in prison for his role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
2007 - Paris Hilton was sentenced to jail for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. (The hotel heiress served 23 days behind bars.)
2010 - A Pakistani-born U.S. citizen was charged with terrorism and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in the botched Times Square bombing. (Faisal Shahzad later pleaded guilty to plotting to set off the propane-and-gasoline bomb in an SUV and was sentenced to life in prison.)
2011 - President Barack Obama said he had decided not to release death photos of Osama bin Laden because their graphic nature could incite violence and create national security risks. Officials told The Associated Press that the Navy SEALs who’d stormed bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan shot and killed him after they saw him appear to lunge for a weapon.
2016 - The last man standing in Donald Trump’s path to the Republican presidential nomination, Ohio Gov. John Kasich ended his campaign.
2020 - The Supreme Court heard arguments by phone and allowed the world to listen in live for the first time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Birthdays
21 - Amara Miller (actress)
27 - RaeLynn (country singer)
27 - Alexander Gould (actor)
29 - Grace Phipps (actress)
36 - Jidenna (singer)
36 - Laura Whitmore (TV host)
40 - Ruth Negga (actress)
42 - Lance Bass (singer)
43 - Erin Andrews (sports reporter)
46 - Kimora Lee Simmons (reality TV star/fashion designer)
51 - Will Arnett (actor)
54 - Ana Gasteyer (actress/comedian)
54 - Kate Garraway (TV host)
60 - Mary McDonough (actress)
62 - Randy Travis (country singer)
70 - Jackie Jackson (singer)
72 - Stella Parton (country singer)
74 - Richard Jenkins (actor)
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Today in Sports History - May 4
1935 - Willie Saunders rides Omaha to victory in the Kentucky Derby.
1954 - The Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals set a national league record when they used 42 players in one game. The Phillies won 14-10.
1963 - Pitcher Bob Shaw set a major league record with five balks in one game.
1965 - Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits his 512th career home run, breaking Mel Ott's National League record.
1968 - The Pittsburgh Pipers defeat the New Orleans Buccaneers in seven games to win the first ABA championship.
1969 - The Montreal Canadiens sweep the St. Louis Blues to win the Stanley Cup.
1980 - Mike Squires (Chicago White Sox) played the position of catcher in the final inning against the Brewers. It was the first time a left handed catcher had played since 1958.
1982 - Minnesota Twins rookie outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, removes himself, due to taunts from Boston Red Sox bleacher fans
1993 - Dale Hunter (Washington Capitals) was suspended 21 games for his blindside check of Pierre Turgeon (New York Islanders) in a game played on April 8.
1994 - Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns scored 56 points, 38 of which came in the first half, in a game against the Golden State Warriors.
2002 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first player to hit 400 home runs for one team (Giants) and 100 for another (Pittsburgh Pirates).
2004 - Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees) hit his 350th career home run and drove in his 1,000th run. He was the youngest player to reach 350 homeruns at 28 years, 282 days.
2011 - Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin was the first unanimous selection of the NBA's Rookie of the Year award in 21 years.
2018 - Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angeles becomes the 32nd player in major league history to record 3,000 career hits and just the fourth to have 3,000 hits and 600 home runs, joining Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez.
2019 - Race officials at the Kentucky Derby disqualify apparent winner Maximum Security for interference during the race, the first time in Derby history a horse had been disqualified for a race infraction; longshot Country House was declared the winner.
2020 - Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula died at 90; he’d won more games than any other NFL coach.
