1883 – French troops under lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes occupy Bamako Senegal
1926 – Dutch Catholic Radio Broadcast (KRO) forms
1942 – Japan kills about 400 Filipino officers in Bataan
1946 – Syria gains independence from France
1953 – KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 – 8th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3
1954 – 18th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Sam Snead wins his 3rd and final Masters by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff with Ben Hogan
2012 – Civilian rule in Mali is returned after Dioncounda Traore is sworn in as interim president
2012 – A ceasefire in the 2011-2012 Syrian uprising comes into effect
2016 – Breakthrough Starshot: Scientists and internet entrepreneurs, including Yuri Milner, Stephen Hawking and Mark Zuckerberg, announce interstellar project to send robot spacecraft to Alpha Centauri