On May 4, 2002, an EAS Airline plane crashes into the town of Kano, Nigeria, killing 149 people.

On May 4, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat reach an agreement in Cairo on the first stage of Palestinian self-rule.

On May 4, 1994, in a groan-inducing moment on the floor of U.

Jesse Tafero is executed in Florida after his electric chair malfunctions three times, causing flames to leap from his head.

Margaret Thatcher, leader of the Conservative Party, becomes Britain’s first female prime minister on May 4, 1979.

On May 4, 1966, San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays hits his 512th career home run to break Mel Ott’s National League record for home runs.

On May 4, 1961, a group of thirteen young people departs Washington, D.

In May 1961, a pivotal moment in the American Civil Rights Movement unfolded as the first group of "Freedom Riders" departed from Washington, D.

“First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald becomes the first Black woman to win a Grammy at the Recording Academy’s inaugural awards show on May 4, 1959.

On May 4, 1956, rockabilly legend Gene Vincent records the smoldering early-rock classic “Be-Bop-A-Lula,” in Nashville, Tennessee.