It happened on a… May 4

2021

Malian woman Halima Cisse gives birth to nonuplets (nine babies) in Morocco, in only third known case worldwide.

2002

Barry Bonds hits his 400th home run as an SF Giant. Bonds is first player with 400 homers for one team and 100 with another (Pirates).

1979

Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1959

The 1st Grammy Awards are held.

1953

Pulitzer Prize for Literature awarded to Ernest Hemingway for “The Old Man & The Sea”.

1949

Plane carrying the entire Torino Serie A soccer squad crashes on the outskirts of Turin, Italy; 31 killed; Torino awarded League title at the request of their rivals.

1946

The Battle of Alcatraz, 5 die in a 2 day riot at Alcatraz prison in San Francisco bay.

1932

Al Capone entered the Atlanta Penitentiary federal prison for income-tax evasion.

1924

VIII Summer Olympic Games open at Olympic Stadium of Colombes, Paris, France.

1910

The Royal Canadian Navy is created by Wilfrid Laurier.

1878

Thomas Edison’s Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House in San Francisco.

1715

A French manufacturer debuted the first folding umbrella.