Today in History: April 8, Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s home run record
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Today is Wednesday, April 8, the 98th day of 2026. 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 ...
Today in History: April 7, Rwandan genocide begins
By The Associated Press
Today is Tuesday, April 7, the 97th day of 2026. 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, ...
Today in History: April 6, United States enters World War I
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Today is Monday, April 6, the 96th day of 2026. There are 269 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I as the House joined the Senate in approving a ...
Today in History: April 4, Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
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Today is Saturday, April 4, the 94th day of 2026. 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 ...
Today in History: April 3, Unabomber arrested in Montana
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Today is Friday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2026. There are 272 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 3, 1996, Theodore Kaczynski (kah-ZIHN’-skee), the Harvard-educated mathematician known as the ...
Today in History: April 2, Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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Today is Thursday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2026. There are 273 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 2, 2005, John Paul II, the Polish pope born Karol Józef Wojtyła, died in his Vatican apartment ...
Today in History: April 1, US forces invade Okinawa during World War II
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Today is Wednesday, April 1, the 91st day of 2026. There are 274 days left in the year. This is April Fool’s Day.
Today in history:
On April 1, 1945, American forces launched the amphibious ...
Today in History: March 31, LBJ announces he won’t run for reelection
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Today is Tuesday, March 31, the 90th day of 2026. There are 275 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 31, 1968, at the conclusion of a nationally broadcast address on Vietnam, ...
Today is Monday, March 30, the 89th day of 2026. There are 276 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously wounded by John Hinckley Jr. outside a Washington, D.C., hotel. Also wounded were White House press secretary James ...
Today is Saturday, March 28, the 87th day of 2026. There are 278 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 28, 1979, America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred with a partial meltdown inside the Unit 2 reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, ...
Today in History: March 27, Will Smith slaps Chris Rock during Oscars telecast
By The Associated Press
Today is Friday, March 27, the 86th day of 2026. There are 279 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 27, 2022, Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock onstage at the 94th ...
Today in History: March 26, Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, March 26, the 85th day of 2026. There are 280 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 26, 2024, Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being ...
Today in History: March 25, Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in New York kills 146 workers
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Today is Wednesday, March 25, the 84th day of 2026. There are 281 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 25, 1911, 146 people, mostly young female immigrants, were ...
Today in History: March 24, Exxon Valdez runs aground off Alaska, creates massive oil spill
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Today is Tuesday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2026. There are 282 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez (vahl-DEEZ’) ran ...
Today in History: March 23, ‘Titanic’ wins record-tying 11 Academy Awards
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Today is Monday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2026. There are 283 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 23, 1998, “Titanic” tied an Academy Awards record by winning 11 Oscars, ...
Today in History: March 21, civil rights activists begin march from Selma to Montgomery
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Today is Saturday, March 21, the 80th day of 2026. There are 285 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin ...
Today in History: March 20, sarin gas attack in Tokyo subway
By The Associated Press
Today is Friday, March 20, the 79th day of 2026. There are 286 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 20, 1995, in Tokyo, packages containing the deadly chemical sarin were opened and dispersed ...
Today in History: March 19, Bush announces Iraq invasion
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Today is Thursday, March 19, the 78th day of 2026. There are 287 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush announced in a televised address that coalition forces had ...
Today in History: March 18, deadliest US tornado strikes Midwest
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Today is Wednesday, March 18, the 77th day of 2026. There are 288 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On March 18, 1925, nearly 700 people died when the Tri-State Tornado struck southeastern ...
Today is Tuesday, March 17, the 76th day of 2026. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick's Day.
Today in history:
On March 17, 1992, white South Africans voted 68.7% to 31.3% to end over 40 years of apartheid in a national referendum. (Voters of all races were allowed to ...
