May 4: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1493Pope Alexander VI issued a decree dividing New World territories between Spain and Portugal.
2. 1626Dutchman Peter Minuit reached Manhattan Island, now the heart of New York.
3. 1912During the Italo-Turkish War, Italy landed troops on the Ottoman-held island of Rhodes.
4. 1953Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for 'The Old Man and the Sea'.
5. 1959The Grammys, considered among music's most important awards, were presented for the first time.

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