- 1930] Empire Steel Building: The first steel columns are set for the Empire State Building...
- 1948] Some enchanted evening: Rogers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" starring Mary Martin opens on Broadway...
- 1957] The trolley swan song: The last of New York City's electric trolleys completes its final run from Queens to Manhattan...
- 1958] Screened in: The Los Angeles Dodgers erect a 42-foot screen in left field at the Coliseum to cut down on home runs, only 250-feet down the line. The screen won't stop Frank "Hondo" Howard from clearing it with his bombs...
- 1963] Diaper duffer: At the age of 23, Jack Nicklaus becomes the youngest golfer to win the green jacket at the Masters Tournament...
- 1967] Who's your daddy?: Tom Donahue begins the progressive aka AOR (Album Oriented Rock) FM format at KMPX in San Francisco. Donahue will become known as the "Father of FM Radio." ...
- 1969] Save me: The Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with the first offical 'save' against the Reds. Write it down trivia fans...
- 1970] An Oscar for The Pilgrim: John Wayne wins his first and only Oscar for his role in "True Grit". It took him over 200 films to accomplish the feat...
- 1998] Filling Sonny's shoes: Mary Bono, Sonny's widow, wins a special election to serve out the remainder of her husband's congressional term...
- 2008] Jayhawks soar: Kansas defeats Memphis in overtime, 75-68, to win the NCAA Men's College Basketball Championship. Last night North Carolina crushed Michigan State 89-72 to replace Kansas as national champs...For more on April 7th:
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