TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2008

Today is Tuesday, April 15, the 106th day of 2008. There are 260 days left in the year.

1450 _ French defeat English at Battle of Formigny in 100 Years' War

1493 _ Columbus meets with King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella

1738 _ Bottle opener invented

1784 _ First balloon flight in Ireland

1793 _ Bank of England hands out first banknote

1800 _ James Ross discovers North Magnetic pole

1900 _ International Exposition opens in Paris France

1945 _ FDR buried on grounds of Hyde Park home

1945 _ British and Canadian troops liberate Nazi camp of Bergen-Belsen

1969 _ North Korea shoots at U.S. airplane above Japanese sea