1999 -- Columbine High School massacre,
Killing 12 students and 1 teacher
Killing 12 students and 1 teacher
 1775 -- The American Revolution begins at Lexington and Concord
1897 -- The First Boston Marathon is ran 1971 -- The first demonstration of Vietnam Veterans against the war 1995 -- The Oklahoma City bombing, the worst act of terrorism on U.S. soil by an American, Timothy McVeigh, killing 168 people, 19 of which were young children  1775 -- Paul Revere and William Dawes ride to warn of upcoming British attack
1906 -- The Great San Francisco earthquake strikes causing mass damage and chaos along 2012 -- Dick Clark, Legendary host of "American Bandstand" and "New Years Rockin' Eve," Passes away  1961-- Bay of Pigs Invasion begins
1970 -- NASA's Apollo 13 returns home  1940 -- Bob Feller throws his first no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the
Chicago White Sox 2007 -- The massacre at Virginia Tech kills 32 people  1865 -- President Lincoln is pronounced dead at 7:22 A.M. from gunshot wound from previous night 1912 -- Cruise Ship "The Titanic" sinks after striking ice berg in the Atlantic 1947 -- Jackie Robinson breaks "The Color Barrier" by becoming the first African-American in Major League Baseball 2013 -- The bombing at the Boston Marathon; many casualties suffered  1865 -- President Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater
 1861 -- First shots fired on Fort Sumter starting the Civil War 1945 -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt passes away  1945 -- The U.S. Military Army liberates Buchenwald Concentration Camp in
Germany. 1961 -- Bob Dylan plays his first major gig in New York City at only 19 years old.  1866 -- The American Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is established
by Henry Bergh, a diplomat appointed by President Lincoln 1953 -- "The House of Wax" is created by Hollywood as THE FIRST color 3-D movie 1970 -- Paul McCartney announces the break-up of The Beatles | Today in History...Everyday brings something significant to our nations history! Click here for more of what happened on this day of history!Archives |
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