May 4 - The Day in History

May 4 : General Interest 1994: Rabin and Arafat sign accord for Palestinian self-rule On May 4, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat reached agreement in Cairo on the first stage of Palestinian self-rule... read more American Revolution 1776 : Rhode Island declares independence http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rhode-island-declares-independence Automotive 1984 : Bruce Springsteen releases "Pink Cadillac" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bruce-springsteen-releases-pink-cadillac Civil War 1864 : Army of the Potomac crosses the Rapidan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/army-of-the-potomac-crosses-the-rapidan Cold War 1980 : Tito dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tito-dies Crime 1886 : A riot breaks out in Haymarket Square http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-riot-breaks-out-in-haymarket-square 1990 : An inhumane execution http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-inhumane-execution Disaster 2002 : Nigerian aircraft crashes in crowded city http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nigerian-aircraft-crashes-in-crowded-city General Interest 1886 : The Haymarket Square Riot http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-haymarket-square-riot 1970 : National Guard kills four at Kent State http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/national-guard-kills-four-at-kent-state 1979 : Margaret Thatcher sworn in http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/margaret-thatcher-sworn-in Hollywood 1929 : Audrey Hepburn born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/audrey-hepburn-born Literary 1948 : Norman Mailer's first novel, The Naked and the Dead, is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/norman-mailers-first-novel-the-naked-and-the-dead-is-published Music 1956 : Gene Vincent records "Be-Bop-A-Lula" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gene-vincent-records-quotbe-bop-a-lulaquot Old West 1847 : Jack Slade joins the army http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jack-slade-joins-the-army Presidential 1865 : Lincoln is buried in Springfield, Illinois http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-is-buried-in-springfield-illinois 1977 : David Frost interviews Richard Nixon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/david-frost-interviews-richard-nixon Sports 1965 : Willie Mays breaks National League home run record http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/willie-mays-breaks-national-league-home-run-record Vietnam War 1961 : Rusk reports on Viet Cong strength http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rusk-reports-on-viet-cong-strength 1970 : Four students killed at Kent State http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/four-students-killed-at-kent-state World War I 1916 : Germany agrees to limit its submarine warfare http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-agrees-to-limit-its-submarine-warfare World War II 1945 : As the Nazi threat dies, the Red Army rises http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/as-the-nazi-threat-dies-the-red-army-rises

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