Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is killed in a shootout with police. His brother Dzhokhar is later captured hiding in a boat inside a…
18 April 1923
Yankee Stadium: “The House that Ruth Built” opens. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)’]
17 April 2006
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Tel_Aviv_shawarma_restaurant_bombing’]
16 April 1912
Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Quimby’]
15 April 1952
First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress’]
14 April 1927
The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo’]
13 April 1997
Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods’]
12 April 1955
The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_vaccine’]
11 April 1970
Apollo 13 is launched. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13′]
10 April 1939
Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.’s “Big Book”, is first published. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholics_Anonymous’]