On this day in history
May 4
American
1886A bomb explodes among Chicago police at Haymarket Square, killing seven officers and launching the anarchist t…
A bomb explodes among Chicago police at Haymarket Square, killing seven officers and launching the anarchist trials.
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1970National Guardsmen open fire on Kent State students protesting the Cambodia invasion, killing four.
National Guardsmen open fire on Kent State students protesting the Cambodia invasion, killing four.
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World
1919Chinese students protest in Tiananmen Square against the Versailles Treaty, igniting the May Fourth Movement.
Chinese students protest in Tiananmen Square against the Versailles Treaty, igniting the May Fourth Movement.
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1949A plane carrying the Torino football team crashes into a hillside at Superga, killing all 31 aboard.
A plane carrying the Torino football team crashes into a hillside at Superga, killing all 31 aboard.
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