1865 – Abraham Lincoln urges a spirit of generous conciliation during reconstruction.
1890 – Ellis Island, New York, designated as an immigration station.
1895 – Anaheim completes its new electric light system.
1900 – The first modern submarine designed and built by John Philip Holland is purchased by the U.S. Navy.
1921 – Iowa imposed 1st state cigarette tax.
1942 – US Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal established.
1948 – 12th Masters Golf Tournament: Claude Harmon wins, shooting a 279.
1951 – US President Harry Truman relieves General Douglas McArthur of command in Korea.
1953 – US Department of Health, Education and Welfare created.
1957 – Ryan X-13 Vertijet becomes 1st jet to take-off & land vertically.
1961 – Bob Dylan makes his 1st appearance at Folk City, Greenwich Village.
1966 – Emmett Ashford becomes 1st African American 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 – US 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.
1977 – “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)” single released by Waylon Jennings (Billboard Song of the Year 1977)
1990 – NY Lotto pays $35 million to two winners (#s are 6-14-24-32-34-51)
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 stat since the Cuban Revolution.
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