April 20th
Today in America's Present Past
1739 | Naturalist William Bartram was born.
1769 | Ottawa Chief Pontiac was murdered by a rival tribe warrior.
1790 | Indian Wars: Fighting in the Northwest Indian War starts.
1812 | Politician George Clinton died.
1818 | Entrepreneur Heinrich Göbel was born.
1898 | U.S. declares war on Cuba.
1914 | Ludlow massacre.
1920 | SCOTUS: Justice John Paul Stevens was born.
1937 | Actor George Takei was born.
1948 | UAW President Walter P. Reuther UAW shot and wounded at his home in Detroit, Michigan.
1951 | New York City hosts a massive ticker-tape parade for General MacArthur’s retirement.
1951 | Entertainer Luther Vandross was born.
1982 | Poet Archibald MacLeish died.
1983 | POTUS: Republican President Reagan signs a $165B bail out for Social Security.
1999 | A mass school shooting at Columbine High School, Colorado.
2010 | Activist Dorthy Height died.