1904 – New York City changes the name of Longacre Square to Times Square in honor of the New York Times’ move to the area.
1910 – First race of the Playa Del Rey Motordrome, the first auto speedway in the United States, is held near Los Angeles, California.
1916 – United States and Columbia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone.
1935 – Works Progress Administration approved by Congress.
1941 – In his fourth title defense in nine weeks Joe Louis beats Tony Musto by technical knockout in the ninth round at the Arena in Saint Louis, Missouri to retain the NYSAC heavyweight boxing crown.
1943 – 1943 NFL Draft: Frank Sinkwich from University of Georgia is first pick by Detroit Lions.
1943 – President Franklin Roosevelt, in an attempt to check inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be added thereby, and bars rate increases to common carriers and public utilities.
1952 – President Harry Truman seized steel mills to avert a strike.
1958 – Six US Marine Corps recruits drown during a night “marsh march” in Ribbon Creek at Parris Island, South Carolina. Drill instructor Staff Sergeant Matthew McKeon is court-martialed.
1960 – Senate passes Civil Rights Bill with measures against discriminatory voting practices.
1968 – Major League Baseball decides to postpone Opening Day because of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
1974 – Discovery Island opens at Walt Disney World in Florida.
1974 – Hammerin’ Hank Aaron hits 715th home run off of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing in Atlanta, breaking Babe Ruth’s record.
1984 – U.S. Census Bureau estimates rank Los Angeles as second most populated city, displacing Chicago, which held the position since 1890. New York City remains the top.
1991 – Oakland A’s stadium becomes first outdoor arena in the United States to ban smoking.
1997 – Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4 Beta.
2004 – U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice testifies before the 9/11 Commission.
2012 – Pope Benedict XVI calls for an end to Syrian bloodshed in papal Easter message.
2020 – World Trade Organization predicts a drop in global trade greater than the 2008 financial crisis: between 13% and 32% for 2020.
2021 – President Joe Biden says “Gun violence in this country is an epidemic” as he unveils package of executive actions including restrictions on “ghost guns.”
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