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- Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English forces, ending English domination in Northern France.
- 1632 Battle of Rain; Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeat the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
- 1715 Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.
- 1738 Premiere in London of Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel.
- 1755 Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language published in London.
- 1783 Preliminary articles of peace ending Revolutionary War ratified.
- 1800 James Ross discovers North Magnetic pole
- 1802 William Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy see a "long belt" of daffodils, inspiring the former to pen I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.
- 1850 City of San Francisco incorporated
- 1857 N R Pogson discovers asteroid #43 Ariadne
- 1858 Battle of Azimghur, Mexicans defeat Spanish loyalists
- 1861 Federal army mobilized by Pres Lincoln
- 1865 Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 AM after being shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth.
- 1865 Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th President of the United States.
- 1885 Naval forces land at Panama to protect American interests during revolution
- 1892 The General Electric Company forms.
- 1895 Josephine Blatt (US) makes hip-and-harness lift of 3564 lb (record)
- 1900 An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over 2 hrs
- 1900 International Exposition opens in Paris
- 1902 Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On the Church in the US"
- 1906 The establishing of the Armenian organization, AGBU
- 1912 A Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki
- 1912 The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic, causing the deaths of about 1,503 people.
- 1912 Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on
- 1912 USS Chester and USS Salem sailed from MA to assist RMS Titanic survivors
- 1918 First Marine Aviation Force formed at Marine Flying Field, Miami, FL
- 1920 Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti allegedly murder two security guards while robbing a shoe store.
- 1922 Poodle Dog Restaurant closes
- 1923 First sound on film public performance shown at Rialto Theater (NYC)
- 1923 Insulin becomes generally available for diabetics
- 1923 Insulin first became generally available for use by diabetics.
- 1924 Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
- 1927 Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Norma and Constance Talmadge become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
- 1928 Alioto's on Fisherman's Wharf (SF) forms
- 1931 The first walk across American backwards began
- 1931 Visitor posting - Was born at 5 harmony row, Govan. Parents were Thomas & Elizabeth Gordon (nee )Hackson.Attended St.Anthonys and st.Gerards. - Ireland [email protected]
- 1936 Palestinian Arabs begin a general strike in protest to Jewish immigration. Within a month, 21 Jews are killed in Arab attacks.
- 1940 The Allies start their attack on the Norwegian town of Narvik which was occupied by Nazi Germany.
- 1941 Belfast Blitz Two-hundred bombers of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) attacked Belfast, Northern Ireland. Killing one thousand people.
- 1941 First helicopter flight of 1 hr duration, Stratford, Ct
- 1942 George Cross awarded to "to the island fortress of Malta - its people and defenders" by King George VI.
- 1942 George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta
- 1943 An Allied bomber attack misses the Minerva automobile factory and hits the Belgian town of Mortsel instead, killing 936 civilians.
- 1945 FDR buried on grounds of Hyde Park home
- 1945 The Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is liberated.
- 1947 Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, breaking that sport's color line.
- 1947 Jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut
- 1948 First Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated
- 1948 Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh created
- 1950 Visitor posting - George Charles Laight born - Canada
- 1952 Detroit Red Wings sweeps Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup
- 1952 First B-52 prototype test flight
- 1953 Visitor posting - Rod Hutchings was born Cow Head Newfoundland 1953 - Canada
- 1954 Yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow
- 1954 Visitor posting - JOHN R JOHNSON IV BORN 4.15.1954 IN CHICAGO ILLINOIS - USA
- 1954 Visitor posting - The Rev. Dr. Glenn Masters III born in Chelsea, MA - USA
- 1955 U.S. Supreme Court sets tax deadline to April 15th from the previous deadline of March 15th set in 1918 - USA
- 1955 Ray Kroc opens his first franchise of McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois.
- 1957 Visitor posting - K.R. Whiting (greatest brother) was born, Syracuse, N.Y. - USA
- 1957 Congress gives Post Office $41M; restoring Saturday mail delivery
- 1957 White Rock, British Columbia officially separates from Surrey, British Columbia and is incorporated as a new city.
- 1959 Fidel Castro begins US goodwill tour
- 1960 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organizes at Shaw U
- 1961 Launching of first nuclear-powered frigate, USS Bainbridge, at Quincy, MA
- 1962 USS Princeton brought first Marine helicopters to Vietnam. This was first Marine advisory unit to arrive in South Vietnam.
- 1965 Number one hit on UK music charts - Cliff Richard - The Minute You're Gone
- 1966 The Rolling Stones release "Aftermath"
- 1967 Scotland defeat rivals England 3-2 at Wembley stadium, causing the scots fans to jokingly claim their side as "Unofficial world Champions", creating the phenomenon of the Unofficial Football World Championships.
- 1967 Visitor posting - Wendy Emerick was born - USA
- 1969 North Korean aircraft shoots down Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft over the Sea of Japan
- 1970 Visitor posting - Wendy Drake was born in Paekakariki - New Zealand
- 1971 43rd Academy Awards presented
- 1972 Number one hit on UK music charts - The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Amazing Grace
- 1974 Military coup in Niger
- 1974 Visitor posting - Samuel Joshua Kolbinson was born in Calgary, Ab. Canada
- 1975 C Torres discovers asteroid #2784 Domeyko
- 1975 First appearance of the San Diego Chicken
- 1978 43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy
- 1980 Raymond Bailey actor (Mr Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 75
- 1982 Apollo Computer announces DN400, DN420, & landscape display
- 1983 Rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68
- 1983 Tokyo Disneyland opens
- 1984 British comedian Tommy Cooper suffers a massive heart attack while live on TV.
- 1985 Challenger moves to launch pad
- 1985 Geoff Smith wins his 2nd straight Boston Marathon
- 1986 Operation Eldorado Canyon, Navy aircraft from USS America (CV-66) and USS Coral Sea (CV-43) attack Libya in conjunction with USAF aircraft after Libya linked to terrorist bombing of West
- 1986 The United States launch Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya.
- 1986 Tim McIntire actor (Bob Younger-Legend of Jesse James), dies at 42
- 1986 Visitor posting - vijay negi born - India
- 1986 US air raids Libya, respondings to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing
- 1988 Visitor posting - Megan Hannusch was born :) - USA
- 1989 95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England
- 1989 Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, a football stadium in Sheffield, resulting in 96 deaths.
- 1989 Hu Yaobang general sec of Chinese Commnist Party, dies
- 1989 Number one hit on UK music charts - Bangles - Eternal Flame
- 1989 South African/British Olympic runner Zola Budd marries
- 1989 Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois
- 1989 Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in the People's Republic of China.
- 1990 "In Living Color" premiers on FOX-TV
- 1990 Greta Garbo actress, dies at 84
- 1991 Visitor posting - My BFFF Collin Lucera was Born - USA
- 1991 David Lean director (Dr Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia), dies at 83
- 1991 Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $280 per week
- 1992 Billionaire Leona Helmsly is sent to jail for tax evasion
- 1992 Visitor posting - Ravitesh Kumar was born in Fiji
- 1992 Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight
- 1992 Visitor posting - Drew Elizabeth is born. - USA [email protected]
- 1992 Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx loses its accreditation
- 1992 NY Islander, Al Arbour, coaches the most NHL games (1,438)
- 1992 National Assembly of Vietnam adopts the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
- 1992 William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy & DeForest Kelley inducted into National Association of Bradcasters Hall of Fame
- 1992 Visitor posting - Stella was born
- 1994 Representatives of 124 countries and the European Communities sign the Marrakesh Agreements revising the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and initiating the World Trade Organization (effective January 1, 1995).
- 1994 Visitor posting - April 15, 1994 Triplets were born at 7:30 - USA
- 1996 Visitor posting - Shelby Shay was born - USA
- 1996 Visitor posting - Cody Wood was Born in Tyler, Tx. - USA
- 1997 Fire sweeps through a campsite of Muslims making the Hajj pilgrimage; the official death toll is 343.
- 1997 Visitor posting - Kimberly Christine Cope was born in El Dorado Hills, California!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A beautiful little girl! - USA
- 1997 Visitor posting - Alex was borne - Canada
- 1998 Visitor posting - River Kischnick born. My pet is a cat named Sparks - USA
- 1998 Visitor posting - Ian Xavier Martinez was born in Arecebo, Puerto Rico on April 15,1998
- 1998 Visitor posting - Michael Adonis is born, to Michael and Aimee Helmen - USA
- 1999 Visitor posting - Cameron James Holmes is Finally here!!! It's Really A BOY!!! - USA
- 1999 Visitor posting - Kylie Dunlap was born :) One of my cat's name is Chubs. - USA
- 2001 Natalie Rasmussen gets a new car from her parents in Yorba Linda
- 2002 An Air China Boeing 767-200, flight CA129 crashes into hillside during heavy rain and fog near Busan, South Korea, killing 128.
- 2003 Visitor posting - Could it be? The most beautiful girl in the world is born-Natalie Elizabeth Dann - USA
- 2008 Speaking at the bank's annual meeting Richard Fuld Leman chairman and CEO, tells investors that the worst of the credit crisis is behind Wall Street, but that the environment will remain challenging.
- 2010 Visitor posting - Isla Anne born at 2:27 pm in NC - what a beautiful girl - USA
- 2010 Visitor posting - Madison Sophia Minnitti was born at 12:54pm. USA
- 2010 Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupts - Ash grounds thousands of flights across Europe
- 0073 Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt.
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