100% verified The same day, three eras.
4 May
Contemporary era
1970
Kent State shootings
On 4 May 1970, the National Guard killed four students at a protest at Kent State University.
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Contemporary era
1886
Haymarket affair
On 4 May 1886, a bomb went off at a labour rally in Chicago, origin of May Day.
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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
1776
Rhode Island renounces the Crown
On 4 May 1776, Rhode Island became the first colony to renounce allegiance to the British Crown.
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- Encyclopaedia Rhode Island (Wikipedia) Wikipedia. 4/5