SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013

Today is Saturday, May 4, the 124th day of 2013. There are 241 days left in the year.

1626 ― Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth and buttons

1715 ― French manufacturer debuts first folding umbrella (Paris, France)

1814 ― Bourbon reign restored in France

1846 ― U.S. state of Michigan ends death penalty

1896 ― First edition of London Daily Mail

1924 ― German Republic election; fascists and communists win

1927 ― Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences forms

1932 ― Al Capone, convict of income tax evasion, enters Atlanta Penitentiary

1959 ― First Grammy Awards: Perry Como and Ella Fitzgerald win

1990 ― Angela Bowie reveals that ex-husband David slept with Mick Jagger