TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY IS MONDAY, MAY 4,

the 125th day of 2020. There are 241 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY:

On this date in 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an antiwar protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others.

In 1626,

Dutch explorer Peter Minuit landed on present-day Manhattan Island.

In 1932,

mobster Al Capone, convicted of income-tax evasion, entered the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. (Capone was later transferred to Alcatraz Island.)

In 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.)

In 1945,

during World War II, German forces in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany agreed to surrender.

In 1959,

the first Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Domenico Modugno won Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)”; Henry Mancini won Album of the Year for “The Music from Peter Gunn.”

In 1961,

the first group of “Freedom Riders” left Washington, D.C., to challenge racial segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals.

In 1975,

comedy performer Moe Howard of “Three Stooges” fame died in Los Angeles at age 77.

In 1998,

Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was given four life sentences plus 30 years by a federal judge in Sacramento, California, under a plea agreement that spared him the death penalty.

In 2006,

a federal judge sentenced Zacarias Moussaoui to life in prison for his role in the 9/11 attacks, telling the convicted terrorist, “You will die with a whimper.”

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:

Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson musical family, is 90. Jazz musician Ron Carter is 83. Pulitzer Prize-winning political commentator George Will is 79. Pop singer Peggy Santiglia Davison (The Angels) is 76. Actor Richard Jenkins is 73. Actor-turned-clergyman Hilly Hicks and Irish musician Darryl Hunt (The Pogues) are 70. Singer Jackie Jackson (The Jacksons) is 69. Singer-actress Pia Zadora is 68. Rhythm-and-blues singer Oleta Adams is 67. Violinist Soozie Tyrell (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) is 63. Country singer Randy Travis is 61. Actress Mary McDonough is 59. Comedian Ana Gasteyer is 53. Actor Will Arnett is 50. Rock musician Mike Dirnt (Green Day) and contemporary Christian singer Chris Tomlin are 48. Sports reporter Erin Andrews is 42. Singer Lance Bass (‘N Sync) is 41. Actress Ruth Negga is 39. Rapper/ singer Jidenna is 35. Actor Alexander Gould and country singer RaeLynn are 26. Actress Amara Miller is 20. Actress Brooklynn Prince (Film: “The Florida Project”) is ten.