1864 – Skirmish at Spoonville, Antoine, Arkansas
1865 – Battle of Selma, Alabmaa, Union forces break Confederates defenses to secure the town
1908 – Mills Committee declares baseball was invented by in 1839 by future American Civil War general Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York; known as ‘the Doubleday myth’
1932 – Charles Lindbergh turns over $50,000 as ransom for his kidnapped son
1942 – LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Dorothy Kirby retains title by 5 strokes ahead of Eileen Stulb
1995 – WrestleMania XI, Hartford Civic Centre, CT: NFL linebacker Lawrence Taylor defeats Bam Bam Bigelow
1995 – Sunday NY Times raises price from $2.00 to $2.50
1996 – Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minnesota Timberwolves, 105-103 at General Motors Place Arena to end their NBA single-season record 23-game consecutive loss streak
2012 – 74th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Kentucky defeats Kansas, 67-59; Wildcats guard Doron Lamb, 22 points
2018 – 80th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Villanova defeats Michigan, 79–62; Wildcats guard Donte DiVincenzo 31 points