TODAY IN HISTORY

On May 4, 1626, Dutch explorer Peter Minuit landed on present-day Manhattan Island.

In 1864, Swarthmore College in suburban Philadelphia was chartered.

In 1916, responding to a demand from President Woodrow Wilson, Germany agreed to limit its submarine warfare.

In 1932, mobster Al Capone, convicted of incometax

In 1942, the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first fought entirely with carrier aircraft, began in the Pacific during World War II.

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

In 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others.

In 2006, a federal judge sentenced Zacarias Moussaoui to life in prison for his role in the 9/11 attacks, saying, “You will die with a whimper.”

In 2010, a Pakistani-born U.S. citizen was charged with terrorism and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in the botched Times Square bombing.

• In the month since your death, has brought “homecooked” meals to your husband 6 times, each time wearing skimpier outfits.

• Can’t wait to redecorate your home, especially that hideous wallpaper you chose.

• Thinks there is no good reason that money marked for your children shouldn’t be spent on more important things: jewelry, sports cars & European spa vacations.