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Today in history

1998, Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, April 10, the 100th day of 2025. There are 265 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 10, 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators signed the Good Friday Agreement, a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter ...

1865, Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, April 9, the 99th day of 2025. There are 266 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia after four years ...

1974, Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s home run record

By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, April 8, the 98th day of 2025. There are 267 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth’s home run ...

Today in History: Rwandan genocide begins in 1997

Today is Monday, April 7, the 97th day of 2025. There are 268 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 7, 1994, a day after the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi died in a missile attack on their aircraft, the moderate Hutu prime minister of Rwanda, Agathe Uwilingiyimana, and her ...

1968, Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, April 4, the 94th day of 2025. There are 271 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. ...

1996, Unabomber arrested in Montana

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2025. There are 272 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 3, 1996, Theodore Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, was arrested at his remote Montana cabin by FBI agents. Also on this date: In 1860, the ...