1836: With the cries of "Remember the Alamo," the Texan army led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexicans in the Battle of San Jacinto.
1922: Hawaii Governor and Mrs. Wallace R. Farrington officially inaugurate Washington Place as the governor's residence.
1945: Russian Red Army enters outskirts of Berlin.
Today's Birthdays:
Naturalist John Muir (1838-1914)
Anthony Quinn (1915 -2001)
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-)
Musician Glen Campbell (1936)
Musician Peter Frampton (1950)
