Today is Friday, May fourth, the 124th day of 2001. There are 241 days left in the year. TODAY IS ANGELA HALLMAN's BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGELA Today's Highlight in History: On May fourth, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. On this date: In 1626, Dutch explorer Peter Minuit landed on present-day Manhattan Island. In 1776, Rhode Island declared its freedom from England, two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted. In 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, a labor demonstration for an eight-hour work day turned into a riot when a bomb exploded. In 1927, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded. In 1932, mobster Al Capone, convicted of income-tax evasion, entered the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. In 1942, the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval clash fought entirely with carrier aircraft, began during World War Two. In 1945, during World War Two, German forces in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany agreed to surrender. In 1961, a group of "Freedom Riders" left Washington for New Orleans to challenge racial segregation in interstate buses and bus terminals. In 1980, Marshal Josip Broz Tito, president of Yugoslavia, died three days before his 88th birthday. In 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat signed a historic accord on Palestinian autonomy that granted self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho. Ten years ago: President Bush suffered shortness of breath while jogging at Camp David; he was rushed to Bethesda Naval Hospital, where doctors found he was experiencing an irregular heartbeat. "Strike the Gold" won the 117th Kentucky Derby. Five years ago: "Grindstone" won the Kentucky Derby, giving trainer D. Wayne Lukas an incredible sixth straight victory in a Triple Crown race. One year ago: The "ILOVEYOU" e-mail virus infected computer networks and hard drives across the globe, spawning various imitations. Londoners chose political maverick Ken Livingstone to be their first elected mayor. Today's Birthdays: The president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, is 73. Jazz musician Maynard Ferguson is 73. Opera singer Roberta Peters is 71. Jazz musician Ron Carter is 64. Rock musician Dick Dale is 64. Singer Tyrone Davis is 63. Singer-songwriter Nick Ashford is 59. Actor Paul Gleason is 57. Pop singer Peggy Santiglia (The Angels) is 57. Country singer Stella Parton is 52. Actor-turned-clergyman Hilly Hicks is 51. Singer Jackie Jackson (The Jacksons) is 50. Country singer Randy Travis is 42. Actress Mary McDonough is 40. Comedian Ana Gasteyer is 34. Rock musician Mike Dirnt (Green Day) is 29. Rock musician Jose Castellanos (Save Ferris) is 24. Singer Lance Bass ('N Sync) is 22. "God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other." -- Reinhold Niebuhr, American clergyman and author (1892-1971). (Copyright 2001 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)