April 7 - This Day in History

April 7 : General Interest 1994: Civil war erupts in Rwanda On this day in 1994, Rwandan armed forces kill 10 Belgian peacekeeping officers in a successful effort to discourage international intervention in the genocide that had begun only hours earlier... read more American Revolution 1776 : U.S. Navy captures first British warship http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-navy-captures-first-british-warship Automotive 1947 : Auto pioneer Henry Ford dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/auto-pioneer-henry-ford-dies Civil War 1862 : Battle of Shiloh concludes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-shiloh-concludes Cold War 1954 : Eisenhower gives famous "domino theory" speech http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-gives-famous-domino-theory-speech Crime 1994 : The Rwandan genocide http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-rwandan-genocide Disaster 1990 : Twin ferry accidents on opposite ends of world http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/twin-ferry-accidents-on-opposite-ends-of-world General Interest 1953 : Hammarskjold elected U.N. head http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hammarskjold-elected-un-head 1963 : Tito is made president for life http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tito-is-made-president-for-life 2012 : Longtime "60 Minutes" journalist Mike Wallace dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/longtime-60-minutes-journalist-mike-wallace-dies Hollywood 1970 : John Wayne wins Best Actor Oscar http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-wayne-wins-best-actor-oscar Literary 1770 : William Wordsworth is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-wordsworth-is-born Music 1920 : Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/indian-sitar-legend-ravi-shankar-is-born Old West 1805 : Lewis and Clark depart Fort Mandan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lewis-and-clark-depart-fort-mandan Presidential 1961 : JFK lobbies Congress to help save historic sites in Egypt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jfk-lobbies-congress-to-help-save-historic-sites-in-egypt Sports 1873 : John McGraw, second all-time winningest baseball manager, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-mcgraw-second-all-time-winningest-baseball-manager-is-born Vietnam War 1975 : North Vietnamese forces begin preparations for final offensive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-forces-begin-preparations-for-final-offensive World War I 1918 : Winston Churchill urges talks with Russia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/winston-churchill-urges-talks-with-russia World War II 1939 : Italy invades Albania http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-invades-albania 1945 : Japanese battleship Yamato is sunk by Allied forces http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-battleship-yamato-is-sunk-by-allied-forces