1892 – Black longshoremen strike for higher wages in St Louis, Missouri
1930 – “All Quiet on the Western Front” based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Louis Wolheim and Lew Ayres premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Outstanding Production 1930)
1975 – Last South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu resigns after 10 years
1975 – 79th Boston Marathon: American Bill Rodgers wins men’s section in race record 2:09:55; Liane Winter of West Germany women’s champion in 2:42:24 (female world record)
1976 – Swine Flu vaccine, for non-epidemic, enters testing
1979 – “Carmelina” closes at St James Theater NYC after 17 performances
1991 – NFL Draft: University of Miami defensive tackle Russell Maryland first pick by Dallas Cowboys
1991 – Greatest extra-inning comeback, Pitts scores 6 in bottom of 11th erasing 5 run Cub lead, Pirates also trailed 7-2 in bottom of 9th
1994 – Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit HRs in a games (11 times)
1995 – FBI arrests Timothy McVeigh and charge him with the Oklahoma City bombing