1796 – First elephant arrives in US from India.
1865 – Raleigh, North Carolina, captured by Union forces.
1911 – The US House of Representatives votes to institute direct elections of senators to Congress, a step towards direct democracy.
1926 – At 38 years of age, Walter Johnson pitches his 7th opening day shutout.
1934 – 4.7 million US families report receiving welfare payments.
1942 – 9th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Byron Nelson wins an 18-hole playoff by 1 stroke over runner-up Ben Hogan.
1945 – US Marines conquer Minna Shima off Okinawa.
1953 – 1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cincinnati Reds, 2-0….Hank Aaron’s 1st game as a Brave.
1957 – Saturday postal delivery in US is temporarily halted due to lack of funds.
1963 – Pete Rose triples for his 1st major league base hit.
1966 – Pan Am places $525,000,000 order for 25 Boeing 747s.
1970 – 5th Academy of Country Music Awards: Merle Haggard and Tammy Wynette win.
1980 – Musical “Grease” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 3,388 performances.
1986 – 50th Masters Golf Tournament: Jack Nicklaus wins his record 18th major with a 1-stroke victory over Greg Norman and Tom Kite: shoots final round 65 (-7), at 46 the oldest Masters winner.
1992 – American Airlines reduce its 1st class fares 20%-50%.
1997 – 61st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tiger Woods wins his first major title, a record 12 strokes ahead of Tom Kite; 4-found total 270 (-18) is tournament record.
2006 – Powerful tornadoes rip through Iowa City, Iowa.
2019 – Gregg Popovich surpasses Lenny Wilkens to become the all-time winningest coach in NBA history with his 1,413th win as San Antonio Spurs beat Denver Nuggets, 101-96 in Western Conference Playoffs.
2020 – NY Governor Andrew Cuomo says “I believe the worst is over if we continue to be smart,” about the COVID-19 pandemic in New York as death toll passes 10,000.
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