Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis. Date: May 5, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
The World Health Organization declares the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency. Date: May 5, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal. Date: May 4, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Royal Canadian Navy is created. Date: May 4, 1910 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1910 📅 On This Day (Today)
Italy begins the invasion and occupation of the Ottoman island of Rhodes. Date: May 4, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)
May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan. Date: May 4, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United Kingdom general strike begins. Date: May 4, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated. Date: May 4, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
Having been incarcerated at the Cook County Jail since his sentencing on October 24, 1931, mobster Al Capone is transferred to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta after the U.S. Supreme Court denies his appeal for conviction of tax evasion. Date: May 4, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅…
World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USS Yorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before. Date: May 4, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…