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1987 |
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In Palm Bay, FL, a gunman opened fire in a mall. He killed six and wounded 10. |
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1990 |
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Michael Milken pled guilty to six felonies and agreed to pay a $600 million penalty. He was later sentenced to ten years in prison. Milken had sold junk-bond in the 1980s. |
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1952 |
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Raymond Burr made his TV acting debut on the "Gruen Guild Playhouse" in an episode titled, "The Tiger." |
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1955 |
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"X-Minus One," a science fiction show, was first heard for the first time on NBC radio. |
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1962 |
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MIT sent a TV signal by satellite for the first time. |
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1988 |
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ABC confirmed that it was canceling the TV series "Ellen." The show was the first series to feature an openly gay lead character. |
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2000 |
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ABC-TV aired the TV movie "The Three Stooges." |
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1889 |
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The Edison General Electric Company was organized. |
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1981 |
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The IBM Personal Computer was introduced. |
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1997 |
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The U.S. Senate ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention. The global treaty banned the development, production, storage and use of chemical weapons. |
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1558 |
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Mary, Queen of Scotland, married the French dauphin, Francis. |
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1897 |
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William Price became the first to be named White House news reporter. |
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1953 |
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Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. |
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1967 |
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Soviet astronaut Vladimir Komarov died when his craft crashed with a tangled parachute. |
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1974 |
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David Bowie released "Diamond Dogs." |
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1519 |
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Envoys of Montezuma II attended the first Easter mass in Central America. |
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1800 |
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The Library of Congress was established with a $5,000 allocation. |
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1916 |
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Irish nationalist launched the Easter Rebellion against British occupation forces. They were overtaken several days later. |
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1961 |
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U.S. President Kennedy accepted "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. |
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1967 |
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The newest Greek regime banned miniskirts. |
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1968 |
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Leftist students took over several campus buildings at Columbia University. |
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1989 |
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Thousands of students began striking in Beijing. |
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2003 |
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A U.S. official reported the North Korea had claimed to have nuclear weapons. |
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1970 |
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The People's Republic of China launched its first satellite. |
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1973 |
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Albert Sabin reported that herpesviruses were factors in nine kinds of cancer. |
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1990 |
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The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope. |
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1961 |
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Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out 18 batters becoming the first major-league pitcher to do so on two different occasions. |
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1994 |
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Madonna visited the San Antonio Spurs locker room to congratulate David Robinson on his 71-point performance. |
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1833 |
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A patent was granted for first soda fountain. |
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1547 |
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Charles V's troops defeated the Protestant League of Schmalkalden at the battle of Muhlburg. |
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1805 |
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The U.S. Marines attacked and captured the town of Derna in Tripoli. |
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1877 |
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Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire. |
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1877 |
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In the U.S., federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans. This was the end to the North's post-Civil War rule in the South. |
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1888 |
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Spain declared war on the U.S., rejecting America's ultimatum for Spain to withdraw from Cuba. |
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1915 |
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During World War I, the Ottoman Turkish Empire began the mass deportation of Armenians. |
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1944 |
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The first B-29 arrived in China, over the Hump of the Himalayas. |
