Washington, United States. The following are some of the major events to have occurred on May 4, ranging from World War Two actions to political, cultural, and economic milestones.
World War Two
In 1945, the U.S. 7th Army captured Hitler’s Alpine retreat of Berchtesgaden.
Kent State shootings
In 1970, National Guards shot four students dead and wounded 11 at Kent State University in the United States during demonstrations against the Vietnam war.
Death of Josip Broz Tito
In 1980, Yugoslav wartime partisan leader Josip Broz Tito died aged 87. He became leader of the country in 1945 and president in 1953.
Iran-Contra case
In 1989, Colonel Oliver North was found guilty in U.S. investigations in the Iran-Contra affair.
First space tourist
In 2001, the world’s first space tourist Dennis Tito spoke to media from the International Space Station.
Italy’s longest-serving postwar administration
In 2004, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s government entered the record books, having survived 1,060 days to become Italy’s longest-serving administration since World War Two.
Record auction price for a sculpture
In 2005, Constantin Brancusi’s “Bird in Space” shattered the record for a sculpture at auction when it sold for $27,450,000 at Christie’s sale of Impressionist and modern art.
Foreign exchange marketplace launch
In 2006, Reuters and Chicago Mercantile Exchange launched the world’s first centrally cleared foreign exchange marketplace.
Greensburg tornado
In 2007, a tornado wiped out most of the small farming town of Greensburg in southwestern Kansas, killing 10 people and injuring at least 63.
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