WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009

Today is Wednesday, April 15, the 105th day of 2009. There are 260 days left in the year.

1250 _ Pope Innocent III refuses Jews of Cordova Spain to build a synagogue

1493 _ Columbus meets with King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella

1729 _ Johann S. Bachs ``Matthews Passion" premieres in Leipzig

1738 _ Bottle opener invented

1892 _ General Electric Company forms and is incorporated in New York

1922 _ Poodle Dog Restaurant closes

1931 _ The first walk across America backwards began

1959 _ Fidel Castro begins U.S. goodwill tour

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

1997 _ Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring No. 42 for all teams