April 21 - This Day in History

April 21 : General Interest 753 B.C. : Rome founded According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants... read more American Revolution 1777 : British attack Danbury, Connecticut http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-attack-danbury-connecticut Automotive 1967 : GM celebrates 100 millionth U.S.-made car http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gm-celebrates-100-millionth-us-made-car Civil War 1863 : Steight's Raid begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/steights-raid-begins Cold War 1953 : Roy Cohn and David Schine return to U.S. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roy-cohn-and-david-schine-return-to-us Crime 1992 : Executions resume in California http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/executions-resume-in-california Disaster 1930 : Prisoners left to burn in Ohio fire http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/prisoners-left-to-burn-in-ohio-fire General Interest 1836 : The Battle of San Jacinto http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-san-jacinto 1918 : Red Baron killed in action http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-baron-killed-in-action 1989 : Chinese students begin protests at Tiananmen Square http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-students-begin-protests-at-tiananmen-square Hollywood 1895 : First movie projector demonstrated in United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-movie-projector-demonstrated-in-united-states Literary 1816 : Charlotte Bronte born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charlotte-bronte-born Music 1973 : "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" tops the U.S. pop charts and creates a cultural phenomenon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quottie-a-yellow-ribbon-round-the-old-oak-treequot-tops-the-us-pop-charts-and-creates-a-cultural-phenomenon Old West 1838 : Naturalist John Muir is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/naturalist-john-muir-is-born Presidential 1863 : Lincoln's funeral train leaves D.C. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincolns-funeral-train-leaves-dc Sports 1980 : Rosie Ruiz fakes Boston Marathon win http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rosie-ruiz-fakes-boston-marathon-win Vietnam War 1965 : Intelligence reveals North Vietnamese units in South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/intelligence-reveals-north-vietnamese-units-in-south-vietnam 1975 : Thieu flees Saigon as Xuan Loc falls http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thieu-flees-saigon-as-xuan-loc-falls World War I 1918 : Red Baron killed in action http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-baron-killed World War II 1945 : Red Army overruns German High Command as it approaches the capital http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-army-overruns-german-high-command-as-it-approaches-the-capital