1939 – Ted Williams’ first MLB hit comes off of NY Yankees fellow future HOF’er Red Ruffing in Boston’s 2-0 opening day defeat at Yankee Stadium, NYC
1951 – Velsen city council demands investigation of police collaborators
1963 – 10th National Film Awards (India): “Dada Thakur” wins the Golden Lotus
1981 – Rocker Papa John Phillips arrested for drug possession
1985 – ATF raid on The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord compound in northern Arkansas
1987 – US deports Karl Linnas to USSR, charged with Nazi war crimes
1987 – 91st Boston Marathon: Toshihiko Seko of Japan wins 2nd title in 2:11:50; Rosa Mota of Portugal claims women’s event in 2:25:21; her first of 3 race victories
1994 – Serbian army bombs hospital in Goradze Bosnia, 47 killed
1997 – 27th Easter Seal Telethon raises $47,392,682
2021 – Record number of new COVID-19 cases reported (5.24 million) in one week around the world according to WHO, with a third in India