1916 – A British Royal Inquiry into the Easter Rising in Dublin is set up in London
1922 – Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hrs)
1944 – Polish 2nd Army corps captures convent of Monte Cassino, Italy
1947 – A’s catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error
1959 – “Castin’ My Spell” by Johnny Otis Show hits #52
1963 – “Beast in Me” closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 4 performances
1973 – Soviet party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany
1986 – Chung Kwung Ying does 2,750 “atomic” hand-stand push-ups
2008 – NHL Eastern Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 1
2009 – Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.