1776 – Halifax resolution for independence adopted by North Carolina.
1844 – Texan envoys sign Treaty of Annexation with the United States.
1861 – Fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting Civil War.
1869 – North Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan law.
1872 – Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500)
1938 – US began requiring medical tests for marriage licenses.
1942 – 9th Masters Golf Tournament; Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 280.
1945 – US President Franklin Roosevelt dies in office and Vice-President Harry Truman is sworn in as 33rd US President.
1954 – Billy Haley & Comets records “Rock Around Clock”
1954 – Joe Turner releases “Shake, Rattle & Roll”
1960 – Bill Veeck & Chicago Comiskey Park debuts “Exploding Scoreboard”
1961 – 3rd Grammy Awards: Theme From a Summer Place, Ray Charles wins 4.
1970 – Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle & Joe DiMaggio.
1975 – Linda Ronstadt releases “When Will I Be Loved”
1981 – Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic.
1987 – Texaco files for bankruptcy.
1991 – US announces closing of 31 major US military bases.
1992 – Trump Shuttle becomes US Air Shuttle.
1999 – US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving “intentionally false statements” in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.
2015 – Hillary Clinton announces she will run for the Democratic nominee for US President for the 2nd time.
2015 – 79th Masters Golf Tournament: Jordan Spieth wins, shooting a 270.
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