1862 – Ellen Price Wood’s “East Lynne” premieres in Boston
1865 – Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train leaves Washington
1914 – US marines occupy Vera Cruz, a major Mexican port; they will stay for 6 months
1928 – “The Passion of Joan of Arc”, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Renée Jeanne Falconetti and Eugène Silvain, is released in Denmark
1940 – 1st $64 Question, “Take It or Leave It,” on CBS Radio
1945 – WWII: Allied troops occupy German nuclear laboratory in Haigerloch
1945 – WWII: Soviet army arrives at outskirts of Berlin, Germany
1961 – French army revolts in Algeria
1985 – Bomb attacks in NATO/AEG-Telefunken building in Brussels
2010 – “Shrek Forever After” directed by Mike Mitchell with voices by Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival