May 04

Saturday 04, 2002:

An EAS Airlines BAC 1-11-500 crashes in a suburb of Kano, Nigeria shortly after takeoff killing more than 148 people.

Tuesday 04, 1999:

In California, Manuel Babbitt is executed for the 1980 murder of Leah Schendel. While on death row Babbitt was awarded a Purple Heart for injuries he received in the Vietnam War.

Wednesday 04, 1932:

In Atlanta, Georgia, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.

Tuesday 04, 1869:

The Naval Battle of Hakodate takes place in Japan.

Friday 04, 1494:

Christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica.