- 1607] British invasion: English colonists go ashore at Cape Henry (VA) to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere (4/26)...
- 1901] You're so vain: New York becomes the first state to require automobile license plates and they're all vanity plates containing initials (4/25)...
- 1963] One for the thumb and then some: Led by Bob Cousy & Bill Russell, the Celtics win their fifth consecutive NBA title (4/24)...1964] Make it 6 in a row (4/26). The Celtics will extend the streak to 8. It will go down as the greatest consecutive winning streak in professional sports history...
- 1974] The NFL rules: The NFL adopts 2 new rules: 1) Allowing for a 15-minute sudden-death overtime period during regular season games and 2) They move the goal posts to the back of the end zone (4/25)...
- 1976] American hero: Cubs outfielder Rick Monday rescues the American flag from two unruly fans at Dodgers Stadium that were about to burn it in centerfield. Monday snatches it away and becomes America's newest hero (4/25)...
- 1977] Debuted on this date: Studio 54 opens on West 54th Street in Manhattan. Studio 54 was an experience to witness (4/26)...
- 1986] Nuked: The world's worst nuclear accident happens at Chernobyl in the Urkraine. An explosion and fire in the number four reactor sends radioactivity into the atmosphere killing at least 31 immediately (4/26)...
- 1989] "Happy Trails": Legendary actress-comedian Lucille Ball dies at 77 from a ruptured aorta (4/26)...
- 1990] Eye in the sky: Space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Cape Canaveral carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope and a lifetime supply of Windex (4/24)...The Hubble is deployed (4/25)...
- 2005] Runaway bride: Missing Georgia woman Jennifer Wilbanks turns up in New Mexico, originally claiming to have been abducted but later admits she was a runaway bride (4/25)...For more on April 24 - 26:
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