1775 – Paul Revere and William Dawes ride from Charleston to Lexington warning the “regulars are coming!”
1861 – Battle of Harpers Ferry, Virginia, part of the Maryland Campaign (US Civil War).
1865 – Confederate Gen. Johnson surrendered to General William T. Sherman in North Carolina.
1881 – Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
1907 – Fairmont Hotel opens in San Francisco.
1912 – The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.
1924 – 1st crossword puzzle book published (Simon & Shuster).
1925 – World’s Fair opens in Chicago.
1942 – James Doolittle bombs Tokyo & other Japanese cities.
1946 – “Call Me Mister” opens at National Theater NYC for 734 performances.
1955 – 1st “Walk”/”Don’t Walk” lighted street signals installed.
1964 – Sandy Koufax is 1st to strike out the side on 9 pitches.
1966 – Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics).
1977 – Alex Haley, author of “Roots”, awarded Pulitzer Prize.
1990 – Bankruptcy court forces Frank Lorenzo to give up Eastern Airlines.
1990 – Supreme Court rules states could make it a crime to possess or look at child pornography, even in one’s home.
1991 – US Census Bureau said it failed to count up to 63 million in 1990 census.
1998 – 1998 NFL Draft: Peyton Manning from University of Tennessee first pick by Indianapolis Colts.
2010 – 45th Academy of Country Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, and Miranda Lambert win.
2015 – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Lou Reed, Ringo Starr, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Green Day, Bill Withers, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and the 5 Royales.
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