May 04

Sunday 04, 2003:

The Outbreak of 2003 begins. Ninety-four tornadoes begin the week-long outbreak.

Thursday 04, 1961:

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

Monday 04, 1959:

The first Grammy Awards are announced.

Sunday 04, 1919:

May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.

Wednesday 04, 1904:

Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal.

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