1878 – First Lady Lucy Hayes, begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn.
1898 – Spanish-American War: The U.S. Congress, on April 25, recognizes that a state of war exists between the United States and Spain.
1908 – American polar explorer Frederick Cook claims to have been the 1st person reach North Pole on this date (disputed).
1924 – 28th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar for the third consecutive year in 2:29:40.2; 4th race victory.
1940 – 1st $64 Question, “Take it or Leave it,” on CBS Radio.
1945 – US 7th Army reaches Nuremberg.
1956 – Elvis Presley’s 1st hit record, “Heartbreak Hotel”, becomes #1.
1962 – Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington.
1965 – New York World’s Fair re-opens for 2nd & final season.
1972 – John Young & Charles Duke explores the Moon as part of mission Apollo 16.
1976 – Swine Flu vaccine, for non-epidemic, enters testing.
1981 – US furnish $1 billion in arms to Saudi-Arabia.
1984 – After 37 weeks Michael Jackson’s album “Thriller” is knocked off as top album by “Footloose”
1987 – Dow Jones Average soared 664.7: 2nd biggest one-day gain in history.
1989 – George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose become joint CEOs of the Texas Rangers.
1993 – Action TV series “Walker, Texas Ranger” starring Chuck Norris debut on CBS.
1995 – FBI arrest Timothy McVeigh and charge him with the Oklahoma City bombing.
2008 – The United States Air Force retires the F-117 Nighthawk.
2020 – US President Donald Trump announces new 60-day ban on most green cards for the US.
2020 – Mexico says it is entering stage three of its COVID-19 outbreak, with rapid spread and hospitalizations from 8,772 infections and 712 deaths.
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