1800 ~ The United States Library of Congress established.

1814 ~ British troops burn Washington, DC.

1856 ~ Birthday of Philippe Pétain, General.

1905 ~ Birthday of Robert Penn Warren, Author.

1916 ~ Easter Uprising in Ireland.

1934 ~ Birthday of Shirley MacLaine, Actress & Author.

1942 ~ Birthday of Barbra Streisand, Entertainer.

1953 ~ Winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

1967 ~ Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov died in Soyuz 1.

1990 ~ The Hubble Space Telescope launched aboard Space Shuttle “Discovery”.

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