1888 – Eastman Kodak founded by George Eastman.
1897 – 1st reporter, William Price (Washington Star), assigned to White House.
1908 – Mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32 days, 5 hours and 25 minutes.
1913 – Skyscraper, the Woolworth Building in New York City is opened – world’s tallest building at the time.
1917 -US Congress passes the Liberty Loan Act, authorizing the Treasury to issue a public subscription for 2 billion in bonds for the war.
1925 – 88 degrees F, highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in April.
1949 – 3rd Tony Awards; “Death of a Salesman” & “Kiss Me Kate” win.
1950 – US President Harry Truman denies there are communists in the US government.
1956 – AL umpire Frank Umont is 1st to wear glasses in a regular season game.
1961 – JFK accepts “full responsibility” following Bay of Pigs.
1963 – Future Basketball Hall of Fame point guard Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game for Boston as Celtics beat LA Lakers, 112-109 in Game 6 for their 5th straight NBA Championship.
1967 – Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a new conference that the enemy had “gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily.”
1974 – NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
1981 – US military operation to save 52 hostages in Iran, fails, 8 die.
1990 – Security law violator Michael Milken pleads guilty to 6 felonies.
1996 – 31st Academy of Country Music Awards: Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, and Patty Loveless win.
2004 – NFL Draft: Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning first pick by San Diego Chargers.
2018 – US President Donald Trump hosts his first state dinner for visiting French President Emmanuel Macron.
2018 – Streaming music services overtake worldwide sales of CDs and vinyl for the first time according to IFPI.
2018 – Golden State killer suspect Joseph DeAngelo arrested and charged with eight murders after being identified through genealogy websites.
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