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South Korean ferry sinks killing over 300 people
Over 300 people, mostly students, die when a South Korean ferry, the Sewol, sinks while en route from Incheon to the resort island of Jeju; 172... [ read more ]Virginia Tech massacre leaves 32 dead
At least 32 people are killed when Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old South Korean undergraduate student in his senior year, goes on a shooting rampage... [ read more ]New York Rangers win team record 50th game
Brian Leetch #2 of the New York Rangers skates on the ice during an NHL game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Madison Square Garden in New... [ read more ]Muammar Gaddafi appears on TV To dispel rumors of his death
Dispelling rumors he was dead, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi appears on television to condemn the US raid on his country. [ read more ]Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis
Former World No. 1 professional tennis player of the U.S., who won three Grand Slam titles, retires. [ read more ]Apollo 16 lifts off for the moon
From Cape Canaveral, Florida, Apollo 16, the fifth of six U.S. lunar landing missions, is successfully launched on its 238,000-mile journey to the... [ read more ]Fertilizer explosion kills more than 500 in Texas
A giant explosion occurs during the loading of fertilizer onto the freighter Grandcamp at a pier in Texas City, Texas. [ read more ]Bernard Baruch coins the term Cold War
Multimillionaire and financier Bernard Baruch, in a speech given during the unveiling of his portrait in the South Carolina House of... [ read more ]WWII Battle of Berlin begins
The Red army begins its final offensive on German troops around Berlin in the Battle of the Seelow Heights. [ read more ]Hallucinogenic effects of LSD is discovered
Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hoffman consumes LSD-25 as a part of his research and is disturbed by unusual sensations and hallucinations. [ read more ]MLB Opening day no-hitter
Major League Baseball's first and, to date, only, opening day no-hitter takes place as Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians pitches a no-no... [ read more ]Vladimir Lenin returns from exile after a decade
Vladimir Lenin, leader of the revolutionary Bolshevik Party, returns to Petrograd after a decade of exile to take the reins of the Russian Revolution. [ read more ]Total History: 2,757 - Today In History Popularity: 4,438