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Gravdigr · 05-04-2016, 10:39 AM

May 4, 1776

Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.

1814

Napoléon Bonaparte arrives at the island of Elba, to begin his exile.

1904

Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce meet in Manchester, England.

1932

Al Capone begins serving an 11-year prison sentence for tax evasion.

1953

Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man And The Sea" wins the Pulitzer Prize.

1959

The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.

1961

American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South.

1970

Four dead in O-hi-o: The Ohio Nat'l Guard opens fire on students protesting the war in Vietnam, killing four and wounding nine.

1979

Margaret Thatcher, "The Iron Lady", becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1988

Tons of stored Space Shuttle fuel detonate in a gigantic explosion during a fire at the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada, near Henderson, Nevada. Video

2007

Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7 mi wide EF5 tornado. 95% of the city is leveled. The tornado was part of the May 2007 tornado outbreak.

Births

1796 – Horace Mann; 1916 – Richard Proenneke; 1919 – Dory Funk; 1923 – Ed Cassidy; 1928 – Thomas Kinsella, Hosni Mubarak; 1929 – Audrey Hepburn; 1939 – Paul Gleason; 1940 – Robin Cook; 1941 – George Will; 1942 – Nickolas Ashford; 1953 – Pia Zadora; 1959 – Randy Travis, Bob Tway; 1972 – Mike Dirnt; 1978 – Erin Andrews; 1989 – Rory McIlroy

Deaths

1975 – Moe Howard; 1980 – Josip Broz Tito; 1987 – Paul Butterfield; 2009 – Dom DeLuise; 2012 – Adam Yauch

05-04-2016, 10:39 AM	#43
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	May 4, 1776 Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III. 1814 Napoléon Bonaparte arrives at the island of Elba, to begin his exile. 1904 Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce meet in Manchester, England. 1932 Al Capone begins serving an 11-year prison sentence for tax evasion. 1953 Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man And The Sea" wins the Pulitzer Prize. 1959 The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held. 1961 American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. 1970 Four dead in O-hi-o: The Ohio Nat'l Guard opens fire on students protesting the war in Vietnam, killing four and wounding nine. 1979 Margaret Thatcher, "The Iron Lady", becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 1988 Tons of stored Space Shuttle fuel detonate in a gigantic explosion during a fire at the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada, near Henderson, Nevada. Video 2007 Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7 mi wide EF5 tornado. 95% of the city is leveled. The tornado was part of the May 2007 tornado outbreak. Births 1796 – Horace Mann; 1916 – Richard Proenneke; 1919 – Dory Funk; 1923 – Ed Cassidy; 1928 – Thomas Kinsella, Hosni Mubarak; 1929 – Audrey Hepburn; 1939 – Paul Gleason; 1940 – Robin Cook; 1941 – George Will; 1942 – Nickolas Ashford; 1953 – Pia Zadora; 1959 – Randy Travis, Bob Tway; 1972 – Mike Dirnt; 1978 – Erin Andrews; 1989 – Rory McIlroy Deaths 1975 – Moe Howard; 1980 – Josip Broz Tito; 1987 – Paul Butterfield; 2009 – Dom DeLuise; 2012 – Adam Yauch __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.