Passover begins at sundown.
125th birth anniversary of English historian Arnold Toynbee (1889-1975).
Happy Birthday! Julie Christie, Loretta Lynn, Pete Rose
1775 - The first abolitionist society in U.S. was organized in Philadelphia with Ben Franklin as president.
1828 - The first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary was published under the name "American Dictionary of the English Language."
1865 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. He actually died early the next morning.
1902 - James Cash (J.C.) Penney opened his first retail store in Kemmerer, WY. It was called the Golden Rule Store.
1912 - The Atlantic passenger liner Titanic, on its maiden voyage hit an iceberg and began to sink. 1,517 people lost their lives and more than 700 survived.
1918 - The U.S. First Aero Squadron engaged in America's first aerial dogfight with enemy aircraft over Toul, France.
1939 - The John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" was first published.
1953 - Viet Minh invaded Laos with 40,00 troops.
1986 - U.S. President Reagan announced the U.S. air raid on military and terrorist related targets in Libya.
1988 - In New York, real estate tycoons Harry and Leona Helmsley were indicted for income tax evasion.
2002 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to office two days after being arrested by his country's military.
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