This Day In History
April 18
Luther defiant at Diet of Worms Revere and Dawes ride Revere and Dawes warn of British attack Confederates inflict pain at Battle of Poison Spring Missouri is ravaged by tornadoes The Great San Francisco Earthquake Enrico Caruso survives the San Francisco earthquake San Francisco earthquake Germans shoot down French pilot Roland Garros Doolittle leads air raid on Tokyo Journalist Ernie Pyle killed Ernie Pyle killed at Okinawa Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier marry Federal court decides to release Ezra Pound JFK denies U.S. military intervention in Cuba Nixon says prospects for peace in Vietnam are better The Red Brigades terrorize Italy Benoit wins Boston Marathon Suicide bomber destroys U.S. embassy in Beirut Chinese students protest against government Fifty-year-old Mark Martin wins NASCAR race Dick Clark, host of "American Bandstand" and "New Year's Rockin' Eve," dies
Luther defiant at Diet of Worms Revere and Dawes ride Revere and Dawes warn of British attack Confederates inflict pain at Battle of Poison Spring Missouri is ravaged by tornadoes The Great San Francisco Earthquake Enrico Caruso survives the San Francisco earthquake San Francisco earthquake Germans shoot down French pilot Roland Garros Doolittle leads air raid on Tokyo Journalist Ernie Pyle killed Ernie Pyle killed at Okinawa Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier marry Federal court decides to release Ezra Pound JFK denies U.S. military intervention in Cuba Nixon says prospects for peace in Vietnam are better The Red Brigades terrorize Italy Benoit wins Boston Marathon Suicide bomber destroys U.S. embassy in Beirut Chinese students protest against government Fifty-year-old Mark Martin wins NASCAR race Dick Clark, host of "American Bandstand" and "New Year's Rockin' Eve," dies
