1836
\nTexan army under Sam Houston defeated Mexicans in the Battle of San Jacinto.<\/p>\n
1910
\nSamuel Clemens (Mark Twain), the author of the novel Huckleberry Finn, died at the age of 74.<\/p>\n
1918
\nBaron Manfred von Richthofen, the notorious World War I German flying ace known as the “Red Baron,” was killed in action today.<\/p>\n
1960
\nBrazil inaugurated its new capital, Brasilia.<\/p>\n
1975
\nSouth Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu resigned.<\/p>\n
1980
\nRosie Ruiz was the first woman to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon. She was later disqualified for cheating.<\/p>\n
1995
\nTimothy McVeigh was arrested in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing.<\/p>\n
1997
\nThe ashes of Timothy Leary, Gene Roddenberry, and 22 others blasted into space for the first space funerals.<\/p>\n
Queen Elizabeth II
\nEnglish Monarch, 1926-<\/p>\n
Charlotte Bront\u00eb
\nnovelist (1816)<\/p>\n
John Muir
\nnaturalist (1838)<\/p>\n
Anthony Quinn
\nactor (1915)<\/p>\n
Tony Romo
\nfootball player (1980)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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