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This Day in History - 1564

Happy Bard's Day! This Day in History - 1564 William Shakespeare born https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-shakespeare-born...

This Day in History - 2016

This Day in History - 2016 Legendary musician and megawatt star Prince dies at 57 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/music-legend-prince-dies...

This Day in History - 1999

This Day in History - 1999 Teen gunmen kill 13 at Columbine High School https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-massacre-at-columbine-high-school...

This Day in History - 1775

This Day in History - 1775 American Revolution begins at Battle of Lexington https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-american-revolution-begins...

This Day in History - 1906

This Day in History - 1906 The Great San Francisco Earthquake topples buildings, killing thousands https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-san-fra...

This Day in History - 1970

This Day in History - 1970 Apollo 13 returns to Earth https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/apollo-13-returns-to-earth...

This Day in History - 2007

This Day in History - 2007 Virginia Tech shooting leaves 32 dead https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/massacre-at-virginia-tech-leaves-32-dead...

This Day in History - 1947

This Day in History - 1947 Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jackie-robinson-breaks-color-barrier...

This Day in History - 1865

This Day in History - 1865 John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-wilkes-booth-shoots-abraham-lincoln...

This Day in History - 1997

This Day in History - 1997 Tiger Woods wins the Masters Tournament for the first time https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tiger-woods-wins-first-major...

This Day in History - 1861

This Day in History - 1861 U.S. Civil War begins as Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-civil-war-begins...

This Day in History - 1814

This Day in History - 1814 Napoleon abdicates the throne and is exiled to Elba https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleon-exiled-to-elba...

This Day in History - 1866

This Day in History - 1866 ASPCA is founded https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aspca-is-founded...

This Day in History - 1865

This Day in History - 1865 Robert E. Lee surrenders https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robert-e-lee-surrenders...

This Day in History - 1974

This Day in History - 1974 Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aaron-sets-new-home-run-record...

This Day in History - 1994

This Day in History - 1994 Violence erupts in Rwanda, foreshadowing genocide https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/civil-war-erupts-in-rwanda...

This Day in History - 1917

This Day in History - 1917 The United States officially enters World War I https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/america-enters-world-war-i...

This Day in History - 1994

This Day in History - 1994 Grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain dies by suicide https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kurt-cobain-commits-suicide...

This Day in History - 1968

This Day in History - 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dr-king-is-assassinated...

This Day in History - 1860

This Day in History - 1860 Pony Express debuts https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pony-express-debuts...