November 4th in History

Michael Dobson | November 4

King Tut's tomb discovered! In other news, the Iran Hostage Crisis begins, Will Rogers and Art Carney are born, Felix Mendelssohn and Cy Young die, and it's National Candy Day!

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April 13th in History

Michael Dobson | April 13

Explosion on Apollo 13! In other news, Pocahontas is captured, Fort Sumter surrenders, and Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters. It's the birthday of Guy Fawkes, Thomas Jefferson, Butch Cassidy, and Samuel Beckett; Robert Moon, who created the ZIP® Code, died. Happy Songkran!

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April 14th in History

Michael Dobson | April 14

Lincoln is shot and the Titanic hits an iceberg! It's the birthday of Loretta Lynn and Erich von Daniken; Handel and Don Ho die. In various South and Southeast Asian nations, Happy New Year!

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April 15th in History

Michael Dobson | April 15

The Titanic sinks! In other news, Jackie Robinson breaks the color line in baseball and the first McDonalds opens. It's the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci, Nikita Khrushchev, and Roy Clark; Abraham Lincoln, Madame de Pompadour, and Greta Garbo die. Happy Fordicidia!

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