April 18 - The Day in History

April 18 : General Interest 1906: The Great San Francisco Earthquake At 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing hundreds of people as it topples numerous buildings... read more American Revolution 1775 : Revere and Dawes warn of British attack http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/revere-and-dawes-warn-of-british-attack Automotive 2009 : Fifty-year-old Mark Martin wins NASCAR race http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fifty-year-old-mark-martin-wins-nascar-race Civil War 1864 : Confederates inflict pain at Battle of Poison Spring http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-poison-springs-arkansas Cold War 1989 : Chinese students protest against government http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-students-protest-against-government Crime 1974 : The Red Brigades terrorize Italy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-red-brigade-terrorizes-italy Disaster 1880 : Missouri is ravaged by tornadoes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/missouri-is-ravaged-by-tornadoes General Interest 1521 : Luther defiant at Diet of Worms http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/luther-defiant-at-diet-of-worms 1775 : Revere and Dawes ride http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/revere-and-dawes-ride 1942 : Doolittle leads air raid on Tokyo http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/doolittle-leads-air-raid-on-tokyo 1945 : Journalist Ernie Pyle killed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/journalist-ernie-pyle-killed 1983 : Suicide bomber destroys U.S. embassy in Beirut http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/suicide-bomber-destroys-us-embassy-in-beirut Hollywood 1956 : Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier marry http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grace-kelly-and-prince-rainier-marry 2012 : Dick Clark, host of "American Bandstand" and "New Year's Rockin' Eve," dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dick-clark-host-of-american-bandstand-and-new-years-rockin-eve-dies Literary 1958 : Federal court decides to release Ezra Pound http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/federal-court-decides-to-release-ezra-pound Music 1906 : Enrico Caruso survives the San Francisco earthquake http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/enrico-caruso-survives-the-san-francisco-earthquake Old West 1906 : San Francisco earthquake http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/san-francisco-earthquake Presidential 1961 : JFK denies U.S. military intervention in Cuba http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jfk-denies-us-military-intervention-in-cuba Sports 1983 : Benoit wins Boston Marathon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benoit-wins-boston-marathon Vietnam War 1969 : Nixon says prospects for peace in Vietnam are better http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-says-prospects-for-peace-in-vietnam-are-better World War I 1915 : Germans shoot down French pilot Roland Garros http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-shoot-down-french-pilot-roland-garros World War II 1945 : Ernie Pyle killed at Okinawa http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ernie-pyle-killed-at-okinawa

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