Lead Story
Easter Rebellion begins, 1916
American Revolution
Phillips and Arnold launch attack on Petersburg, Virginia, 1781
Automotive
German endurance driver killed in crash, 1983
Civil War
Union issues conduct code for soldiers, 1863
Cold War
The Bandung Conference concludes, 1955
Crime
Forensic evidence is introduced in Australia, 1922
Disaster
Tornado flattens towns in Louisiana and Mississippi, 1908
General Interest
Library of Congress established, 1800
Churchill knighted, 1953
Hostage rescue mission ends in disaster, 1980
Literary
Sue Grafton is born, 1940
Music
Patti LaBelle makes her debut on the pop charts, sort of, 1962
Old West
Author Willa Cather dies, 1947
Presidential
Truman is briefed on Manhattan Project, 1945
Sports
Penguins defeat Capitals in marathon hockey game, 1996
Vietnam War
Westmoreland makes controversial remarks, 1967
North Vietnamese attack South Vietnamese installations, 1971
World War I
The Easter Rising begins in Dublin, 1916
World War II
Erich Raeder, commander in chief of the German navy, is born on this day, 1876
Britain begins its evacuation of Greece in Operation Demon, 1940
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