- 1940] That was the linescore for the Chicago White Sox as Bob Feller of Cleveland pitches the 1st and only opening day no-hitter...
- 1947] The Zoomar lens, invented by Dr. Frank Back is demonstrated in New York City...
- 1952] Sugar Ray Robinson comes off the canvas to KO Rocky Graziano to win the middleweight championship...
- 1962] Walter Cronkite succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchor of the CBS Evening News. "And that's the way it is, Monday, April 16th, 1962"...
- 1972] Apollo 16 blasts off on a voyage to the moon. It's the 5th manned moon landing...
- 1977] The ban on women attending West Point is lifted...
- 1994] Harry Connick Jr. and Victoria Secret model Jill Goodacre croon and swoon down the aisle. They are still happily married with family...
- 1996] Britain's Prince Andrew and his wife Sarah a.k.a. Fergie, announce their intention of getting a divorce. Married 10 years they will divorce before the year is over...
- 1999] Wayne Gretzky announces his retirement from the Rangers and the NHL after 21 years. 'The Great One' is now part-owner/coach of the Phoenix Coyotes...2003] Michael Jordan plays his last NBA game (really, this time) as his Washington Wizards end their season with a loss (what else?) to Philadelphia...
- 2007] Virginia Tech senior Seung-Hui Cho goes on a shooting rampage resulting in 32 deaths and his own in a suicide on campus in Blacksburg, Virginia...
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