1865 – Abraham Lincoln urges a spirit of generous conciliation during reconstruction.
1890 – Ellis Island, New York, designated as an immigration station.
1900 – US Navy’s 1st submarine made its debut.
1907 – NY Giant Roger Bresnahan becomes 1st catcher to wear shin guards.
1914 – Mexican President Huerta breaks off diplomatic relations with the US.
1921 – Iowa imposed 1st state cigarette tax.
1936 – Rodgers & Hart’s musical “On Your Toes” premieres in NYC.
1945 – US soldiers liberate Nazi concentration camp “Buchenwald”
1951 – US President Harry Truman fires Gen. Douglas McArthur.
1959 – “Jamaica” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 558 performances.
1966 – Emmett Ashford becomes 1st black major league umpire.
1966 – Frank Sinatra records “Strangers in the Night” single for his album of the same name. Later reaches #1 Billboard charts.
1968 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signs 1968 Civil Rights Act.
1976 – 40th Masters Golf Tournament: Ray Floyd wins, shooting a 271.
1976 – The Apple I computer, created by Steve Wozniak is released.
1983 – 47th Masters Golf Tournament: Seve Ballesteros wins, shooting a 280.
1990 – NY Lotto pays $35 million to two winners (#’s are 6-14-24-32-34-51)
1996 – “King & I” premieres at Neil Simon Theater in NYC for 781 performances.
2010 – 74th Masters Golf Tournament: Phil Mickelson wins, shooting a 272.
2012 – Billionaire Warren Buffett is diagnosed with prostate cancer.
2015 – Barack Obama and Raul Castro meet in Panama, the 1st meeting of US and Cuban heads of state since the Cuban Revolution.