1865 – Abraham Lincoln urges a spirit of generous conciliation during reconstruction.
1898 – President McKinley asks for a Spanish-American War declaration.
1900 – The first modern submarine designed and built by John Philip Holland, USS Holland, is acquired by the US Navy.
1907 – New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Roger Bresnahan becomes first catcher to wear shin guards.
1912 – RMS Titanic leaves Queenstown, Ireland, for New York.
1921 – Iowa imposes first state cigarette tax.
1924 – WLS-AM in Chicago, Illinois, begins radio transmission.
1942 – US Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal established.
1951 – President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of command in Korea.
1959 – Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale hits his second Opening Day home run.
1963 – Milwaukee Braves future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn beats New York Mets, 6-1 for his 328th win; most by a left-hander in Major League Baseball history.
1968 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1968 Civil Rights Act.
1976 – The Apple I computer, created by Steve Wozniak, is released.
1981 – Ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after being shot by John Hinckley.
1991 – Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) lands at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
1996 – Revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical “The King & I”, starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Donna Murphy, premieres at Neil Simon Theater in New York City and runs for 781 performances.
2001 – Detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, People’s Republic of China after a collision with an J-8 fighter are released.
2015 – Barack Obama and Raul Castro meet in Panama, the first meeting of United States 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 United States extradition charges.
2023 – National Hockey League’s Boston Bruins break record for most team points in a season at 133, in a 5-2 victory over visiting Washington Capitals. Montreal Canadians held record of 132 since 1977.
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