- 1940] Bagel Bob: The linescore for the Chicago White Sox was 0-0-0 as Bob Feller of Cleveland pitches the first and only opening day no-hitter…
- 1947] Who’s zooming who?: The Zoomar lens, invented by Dr. Frank Back is demonstrated in New York City…
- 1952] Pound for pound, Sugar is sweeter: Sugar Ray Robinson gets off the canvas to KO Rocky Graziano to win the middleweight crown…
- 1962] CBS cries ‘Uncle’: Uncle Walter Cronkite succeeds Douglas Edwards as anchor of the CBS Evening News. In 1963, this newscast is stretched to 30 minutes...
- 1972] Blasting off: Apollo 16 blasts off on a voyage to the moon. It’s the 5th manned moon shot…
- 1977] I am cadet(te) hear me roar: The ban on women attending West Point is lifted…
- 1994] Wedding Bells: Harry Connick Jr. and Victoria Secret model Jill Goodacre croon and swoon down the aisle. They are still happily married with family…
- 1996] “D-I-V-O-R-C-E“: No longer happily married, Britain’s Prince Andrew and his wife Sarah Ferguson ak.a. Fergie, announce their intention of getting divorced. They were married 10 years earlier…
- 1999] The former Great One: Wayne Gretzky announces his retirement from the Rangers and NHL after 21 years. ‘The Great One’ is now part-owner/coach of the Phoenix Coyotes…2003] Michael Jordan plays his last NBA game (this time for real) as his Washington Wizards end the season with a loss to Philadelphia…
- 2007] Massacre in Blacksburg: 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 (VA)…For more on April 16th:
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