May 4th, 1939 (THURSDAY)
UNITED KINGDOM: The prime minister Chamberlain, announces the reconstitution of the North Irish Horse as an armoured car regiment. More...
James Joyce's book Finnegan's Wake is published in London.
Jersey: A young thief is sentenced to 12 strokes of the birch at St. Helier Police Court for stealing and forging a cheque. More...
U.S.A.: Robert Pershing Wadlow, the world's tallest man at 8 feet 11 inches travels to Perry County, Kentucky. Report