1865 – Abraham Lincoln urges a spirit of generous conciliation during reconstruction.
1890 – Ellis Island, New York, designated as an immigration station.
1898 – President McKinley asks for Spanish-American War declaration.
1900 – The first modern submarine designed and built by John Phillip Holland is purchased by the U.S. Navy.
1917 – Babe Ruth beats NY Yanks, pitching 3-hit, 10-3 win for Red Sox.
1921 – Iowa imposes 1st state cigarette tax.
1936 – Rodgers & Hart’s musical “On your Toes” premieres in NYC.
1942 – US Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal established.
1948 – 12th US Masters Golf Tournament, Augusta National GC: Claude Harmon shoots a record tying 179 (-9) to finish 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Cary Middlecoff.
1951 – US President Harry Truman relieves General Douglas McArthur of command in Korea.
1953 – US Department of Health, Education and Welfare created.
1961 – Bob Dylan makes his 1st appearance at Folk City, Greenwich Village.
1966 – Frank Sinatra records “Strangers in the Night” single for his album of the same name. Later reaches #1 Billboard charts.
1968 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs 1968 Civil Rights Act.
1976 – The Apple I computer, created by Steve Wozniak is released.
1984 – Challenger astronauts complete 1st in space satellite repair.
1996 – “King & I” premieres at Neil Simon Theater in NYC for 781 performances.
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.
2019 – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in London by police and arrested on failure to appear in court on US extradition charges.
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