1865: President Abraham Lincoln is buried in Springfield, Ill., almost three weeks after he was assassinated in Washington, D.C.
1927: The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded in Hollywood.
1960: Actress Lucille Ball divorces husband Desi Arnaz.
1970: Four students are killed at Kent State University in Ohio when the National Guard opens fire during protests against America's involvement in the Vietnam War.
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Today's Birthdays:
Harpsichord maker Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori (1655-1731)
Educator Horace Mann (1796-1859)
Advocate of Darwinism Thomas Huxley (1825-1895)
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak (1928)
Golfer Betsy Rawls (1928)
Spanish bullfighter El Cordobés (1936)
Graffiti artist Keith Haring (1958-1990)
Today's Birthdays:
Harpsichord maker Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori (1655-1731)
Educator Horace Mann (1796-1859)
Advocate of Darwinism Thomas Huxley (1825-1895)
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak (1928)
Golfer Betsy Rawls (1928)
Spanish bullfighter El Cordobés (1936)
Graffiti artist Keith Haring (1958-1990)
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Something to Think About:
"Those few days after Kent State were among the darkest of my presidency." ~ Richard Nixon
