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Sunday, 19 April 2026

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2 Births
8 Events
2 Reminders
12 Total entries

★ Born on this day 2 entries

1877
Ole Evinrude, invented the outboard marine engine.
US Science & Technology 149 yrs ago
1935
Dudley Moore, actor.
US Arts & Culture 91 yrs ago

► Events on this day 8 entries

1775
At Lexington Common, they fired the shot "heard round the world".
US 251 yrs ago
1852
California Historical Society founded.
US Geography & Exploration 174 yrs ago
1874
Barracks on Alcatraz Island are destroyed in fire.
US Geography & Exploration 152 yrs ago
1892
Charles Duryea takes the first American-made auto out for a spin.
US 134 yrs ago
1939
Connecticut finally approves the Bill of Rights . . . (only 148 years late).
US Politics & Government 87 yrs ago
1956
American actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III.
US Politics & Government 70 yrs ago
1993
The siege at the Davidian Compound in Waco, Tx. ends in disaster.
US Military & War 33 yrs ago
1995
A terrorist bomb explodes in Oklahoma City destroying the Murah Building, and killing 168 people, including 19 children.
US Military & War 31 yrs ago

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▶Patriot's Day.
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