On this day in history - Today, May, 4

Today in History

• 1675 King Charles II of England commissions the Royal Observatory in Greenwich

  The observatory was built on the prime meridian. The mean solar time at this location is the basis f

• 1904 The United States takes over the construction of the Panama Canal

  French engineers had begun digging a waterway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in 1881, but t

• 1953 Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize

  The American author was awarded the prestigious accolade for his novel The Old Man and the Sea. The

• 1959 The Grammy is presented for the first time

  It is one of the most prestigious awards in the music industry. Winners of the first edition include

• 1994 Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord to ensure Palestinian self-rule in Gaza and Jericho

  Together with Shimon Peres, the two leaders received the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize. A year later, Rabin