Taferos death sparked a new debate on humane methods of execution.

When British Prime Minister Winston Churchill learns of the Soviet double-cross, he reacts in alarm, stating, There is no doubt that the publication in detail of this eventwould produce a primary change in the entire structure of world forces.

Churchill, fearing that the Russian forces were already beginning to exact retribution for losses suffered during the war (the Polish negotiators had been charged with causing the death of 200 Red Army officers), sent a telegram to President Harry Truman to express his concern that Russian demands of reparations from Germany, and the possibility of ongoing Russian occupation of Central and Eastern Europe, constitutes an event in the history of Europe to which there has been no parallel.

Churchill clearly foresaw the Iron Curtain beginning to drop.

Consequently, he sent a holding force to Denmark to cut off any farther westward advance by Soviet troops.

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ALSO ON THIS DAY Art, Literature, and Film History 1824 Beethovens Symphony No.

On May 4, 1824, Ludwig van Beethovens ninth and final symphony debuts at Viennas Theater am Krntnertor.

Having lost his hearing years earlier, the celebrated composer nonetheless conducts the first performance of his Ninth Symphony, now widely considered to be one of the.read more Womens History 1979 Margaret Thatcher sworn in as Britains first female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, leader of the Conservative Party, is sworn in as Britains first female prime minister.

The Oxford-educated chemist and lawyer was sworn in the day after the Conservatives won a 44-seat majority in general parliamentary elections.

Margaret Hilda Roberts was.read more Art, Literature, and Film History 1956 Gene Vincent records Be-Bop-A-Lula When a music critic wants to indicate that a song lacks lyrical sophistication, he or she will often refer to its lyrics as being of the moon in June sort.

Its a label left over from the Tin Pan Alley era, when even great composers like Irving Berlin churned out a hundred.read more Crime 1886 The Haymarket Square Riot At Haymarket Square in Chicago, Illinois, a bomb is thrown at a squad of policemen attempting to break up a labor rally.

The police responded with wild gunfire, killing several people in the crowd and injuring dozens more.

The demonstration, which drew some 1,500 Chicago workers,.read more Crime 1970 National Guard kills four students in Kent State shootings On May 4, 1970, in Kent, Ohio, 28 National Guardsmen fire their weapons at a group of anti-war demonstrators on the Kent State University campus, killing four students, wounding eight, and permanently paralyzing another.

The agreement was made in accordance with the Oslo Accords, signed in Washington, D.C.on September 13, 1993.

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Mays would finish his career with 660 home runs, good for third on the all-time list at the time of his retirement.

Presidents 1865 President Lincoln is buried in Springfield, Illinois On May 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln is laid to rest in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois.

His funeral train had traveled through 180 cities and seven states before reaching Springfield.

At each stop, mourners paid their respects to Lincoln, who had been assassinated on April 14..read more Art, Literature, and Film History 1948 Norman Mailers first novel, The Naked and the Dead, is published Twenty-five-year-old Norman Mailers first novel, The Naked and the Dead, is published on May 4, 1948.

The book is critically acclaimed and widely considered one of the best novels to come out of World War II.

Mailer was born in New Jersey in 1923 and raised in Brooklyn.

He.read more Art, Literature, and Film History 1929 Legendary actress Audrey Hepburn is born On May 4, 1929, Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Rustonwho will one day be better known to legions of film fans as Audrey Hepburnis born near Brussels, Belgium.

The daughter of an English banker and a Dutch baroness, Hepburn was attending school in London when World War II erupted in.read more Africa 2002 Nigerian aircraft crashes in crowded city On May 4, 2002, an EAS Airline plane crashes into the town of Kano, Nigeria, killing 149 people.

The Nigerian BAC 1-11-500 aircraft exploded in a densely populated section of the northern Nigerian city.

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