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2021

Halima Cisse of Mali gives birth to nonuplets (nine babies) in Morocco, the third known case in the world.

2002

Barry Bonds hits his 400th home run with the San Francisco Giants. Bonds is the first player to have hit 400 home runs for one team and 100 for another (the Pirates).

1979

Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

1959

The first Grammy Awards ceremony, honoring the best musicians and singers, takes place in the United States.

1949

A plane carrying the Serie A soccer team Torino crashes near Turin, Italy, killing 31 people. Torino is awarded the league title at the request of its rivals.

1946

The Battle of Alcatraz: Over the course of two days, five people lose their lives when a riot breaks out at the prison near San Francisco.

1932

Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in federal prison in Atlanta for tax evasion.

1924

The VIII Summer Olympic Games open at the Olympic Stadium in Colombes, Paris, France.

1910

The Royal Canadian Navy is established by Wilfrid Laurier.

1878

Thomas Edison’s phonograph is demonstrated for the first time at the Grand Opera House in San Francisco.

1715

A French manufacturer begins selling the folding umbrella.

It happened on… May 4

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