1862 ~ The U.S. Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh began. There was a two day toll of 23,746 casualties.

1890 ~ Birthday of Anthony Fokker, Aircraft Manufacturer.

1896 ~ The first modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.

1928 ~ Birthday of James Watson, Biophysicist.

1929 ~ Birthday of André Previn, Pianist & Conductor.

1930 ~ Hostess Twinkies were invented.

1957 ~ Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" was released.

1989 ~ British government announced it would repeal legislation which guaranteed Dockers' 'jobs for life’.

1994 ~ The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were killed in a plane crash near the Rwandan capital, Kigali. This led to the massacre of at least 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.

1998 ~ Pakistan successfully tested medium-range missiles capable of attacking neighboring India.

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