1060s
1730s
1750s
1760s
1820s
1870s
1880s
- 1882: AURORA VISIBLE IN MUCH OF THE UNITED STATES
- 1884: THOMAS STEVENS WAS THE FIRST TO BICYCLE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, LEAVING SAN FRANCISCO ON APRIL 22 AND ARRIVING ON THIS DAY IN BOSTON TO COMPLETE HIS TRANSCONTINENTAL TRIP.
1890s
1900s
1910s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
- BORN 1961: BARACK OBAMA (44TH U.S. PRESIDENT)
- BORN 1962: ROGER CLEMENS (BASEBALL PLAYER)
- 1964: THREE CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS (JAMES CHANEY, ANDREW GOODMAN AND MICHAEL SCHWERNER) WERE FOUND MURDERED OUTSIDE PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI
1970s
- BORN 1971: JEFF GORDON (RACE CAR DRIVER)
- 1972: MAJOR GEOMAGNETIC STORM
- 1977: PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER SIGNED LEGISLATION CREATING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
- BORN 1978: KURT BUSCH (RACE CAR DRIVER)
1980s
1990s
2000s
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