May 4 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for May 4
In the headlines today:

2000	The I Love You computer virus/worm begins spreading across email systems all over the world.
1989	White House aide Oliver North is convicted of charges from the Iran-Contra affair. The three convictions are later overturned on appeal.
1985	New York's Apollo Theatre, mecca to countless R&B and soul performers, reopens after a $10 million renovation.
1980	Marshal Josip Broz Tito, president of Yugoslavia, dies.
1970	Four students are killed at Kent State University by Ohio National Guardsmen during an anti-war protest. Uncle Woody sez: This event is immortalized in the song "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young.
1942	The Battle of the Coral Sea, a WWII clash fought entirely with carrier aircraft, begins.
1932	Mobster Al Capone enters the Atlanta federal penitentiary to begin serving a term for income tax evasion. (photo credit: FBI)
1927	The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.
1905	The Belmont Park horse racing track opens on Long Island, NY.
1776	Rhode Island declares its independence from England.
1626	Dutch explorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island.