This Day in History

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY April 19 1775 American Revolution begins at Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775: At about 5 a.m., 700 British troops, on a mission to capture Patriot leaders and seize a Patriot arsenal, march into Lexington to find 77 armed minutemen under Captain John Parker waiting for them on the town’s common green. British Major John Pitcairn ordered the outnumbered... read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1990s 1993 Waco Siege ends; Branch Davidian compound burns   Arts & Entertainment 1824 Lord Byron dies in Greece 1956 Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco marry in “wedding of the century”   Civil War 1861 First blood in the Civil War 1863 Union Colonel Abel Streight’s raid into Alabama and Georgia begins   Crime 1989 Central Park jogger attack shocks New York City 1995 Oklahoma City bombing   Sports 1897 First Boston Marathon held   U.S. Presidents 1809 Thomas Jefferson sells indentured servant to newly elected President James Madison 1947 President Truman inaugurates White House bowling alley   Vietnam War 1971 Vietnam Veterans Against the War demonstrate   World War I 1919 Discussion of Italian claims begins at Paris peace conference   World War II 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins