White House Easter Egg Roll. Since 1810.
Birth anniversary of Charlotte Brontë (1816-55).
Birth anniversary of naturalist, explorer and conservationist John Muir (1838-1914).
150th birth anniversary of sociologist and philosopher Max Weber (1864-1920).
Happy Birthday, Queen Elizabeth II!
And Happy Birthday! Patti Lupone, Andi MacDowell, Elaine May
1836 - General Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. This battle decided the independence of Texas.
1862 - The U.S. Congress established the U.S. Mint in Denver, CO.
1898 - The Spanish-American War began.
1918 - German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, "The Red Baron," was shot down and killed during World War I.
1943 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt announced that several Doolittle pilots had been executed by the Japanese.
1967 - Svetlana Alliluyeva (Svetlana Stalina) defected in New York City. She was the daughter of Joseph Stalin.
1984 - In France, it was announced that doctors had found virus believed to cause AIDS.
1986 - Geraldo Rivera opened a vault that belonged to Al Capone at the Lexington Hotel in Chicago. Nothing of interest was found inside.
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