1684 – Emperor Leopold I, Poland and Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz
1743 – 1st US religious journal, The Christian History, published in Boston
1746 – Jacobite troops leave Aberdeen
1845 – 7th Grand National: William Loft aboard outsider Cure-All wins in record time of 10 minutes, 47 seconds
1853 – Piano company Steinway and Sons founded by Heinrich Steinweg (later Henry Steinway) in New York City
1856 – Georgia becomes 1st state to regulate railroads
1978 – “Hello, Dolly!” opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances
1989 – 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000
1995 – Graves of Tsar Nicholas II and family found in St Petersburg
2013 – Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolás Maduro assumes the presidency after the death of Hugo Chávez