ON THIS DAY IN 1928, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “WASHINGTON (AP) — The flags of Germany and Ireland which the Bremen carried on its transatlantic flight were laid across the grave of Floyd Bennett today by the German and Irish fliers to commemorate his fidelity to the traditions of the air The aviators
1914 – 181 die in coal mine collapse in Eccles, West Virginia. 1919 – First
1903 - First time the New York Highlanders (Yankees) were shut out, losing
1914 - Babe Ruth's first professional game as a pitcher is a 6-hit, 6-0 win
1892 - Charles Duryea takes the first American-made automobile for a test
1202: King Philip II expels King John of England from France. 1770: Captain
1184BC: The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse. 1731: Death of
1370: Building begins on the Bastille in Paris. 1500: Pedro Alvares Cabral
1611: First known performance of Shakespeare's “Macbeth” at the Globe
By The Associated Press. Today's Highlight in History: On April 19, 1993,
April 20 has become synonymous with marijuana. But how did a random spring
Gen. Douglas MacArthur delivered his farewell address to Congress on this day in history, April 19, 1951, uttering the famous line, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away." Eight days before the speech, MacArthur had been relieved of his duties as general of the U.S. Army by President Harry S. Truman — putting an end to his storied military career. "I am closing my 52 years of military service," said MacArthur in the speech, which is available on the Library of Congress website. ON THIS...