1865 – Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders to General William T. Sherman in North Carolina.
1880 – An F4 tornado strikes Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100.
1906 – San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 while destroying 75% if the city.
1916 – US Secretary of State warns Germany that the USA may break diplomatic relations unless torpedo attacks on unarmed ships stop.
1923 – 1st crossword puzzle book published by Simon & Schuster.
1935 – Gene Sarazen’s double eagle on 15th, wins him his 2nd Masters.
1936 – Pan Am Clipper begins regular passenger flights from San Francisco to Honolulu.
1942 – James Doolittle bombs Tokyo & other Japanese cities.
1943 – Operation Vengeance: US Army Air Force P-38G fighter aircraft from Kukum Field on Guadalcanal ambush and shoot down the transport bomber aircraft of Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy and mastermind behind the Pearl Harbor attack.
1946 – Jackie Robinson debuts as 2nd baseman for the Montreal Royals.
1955 – 59th Boston Marathon won by Hideo Hamamura of Japan in 2:18:22.
1963 – Dr. James Campbell performed the 1st human nerve transplant.
1966 – Bill Russell becomes first African American coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics)
1973 – US Government ends Mandatory Oil Import Program, established in 1959 by President Eisenhower.
1977 – Alex Haley author of “Roots” awarded Pulitzer Prize.
1983 – Pulitzer Prize awarded to Alice Walker for the novel “The Color Purple”
1986 – IBM produces 1st megabit-chip.
1994 – Former President Nixon suffered a stroke & dies 4 days later.
1998 – NFL Draft: Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning first pick by Indianapolis Colts.
2007 – The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act in a 5-4 decision.
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