April 12
Edwin Williams was born.
Charles Knopper was born.
Miriam Rosenberg was born.
1955 - The polio vaccine of Dr. Jonas Salk was called "safe, effective, and potent."
2017 – Jim Cunningham appeared in The Word Search.
April 13
Pesach Osina was born.
1970 - Apollo 13 announced, "Houston, we have a problem," when an oxygen tank burst on the way to the Moon.
1997 - Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament and the first of African descent to win a major golf title.
April 14
Peter Galvin was born.
1828 - Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary.
1865 - Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
April 15
Michael William Coughlin was born.
Phil Goldfeder was born.
Kelly Kalisak was born.
Catherine Murphy was born.
1912 - Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland on its maiden voyage after it struck an iceberg.
1947 - Jackie Robinson made his Brooklyn Dodger debut and scored the game-winning run. On April 15, 1997, his number, 42, was retired.
April 16
1972 - China sent President Nixon two giant pandas as a gift.
1999 - Hockey great Wayne Gretzky announced his retirement.
April 17
Robert Zimmer was born.
1969 - Sirhan Sirhan was convicted for the murder of Robert F. Kennedy.
1970 - The Apollo 13 astronauts safely landed after their near-disastrous flight.
April 18
Lisa Redmond was born.
Alison Kase was born.
1775 - Paul Revere warned Massachusetts colonists of the arrival of British troops during the American Revolution.
1906 - The Great San Francisco Earthquake destroyed over 4 sq mi. and killed over 500 people.
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