THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010

Today is Thursday, April 15, the 105th day of 2010. There are 260 days left in the year.

1729 _ Johann S. Bach's ``Matthew's Passion" premieres in Leipzig

1738 _ Bottle opener invented

1861 _ Federal army (75,000 volunteers) mobilized by President Abraham Lincoln

1896 _ First Olympic games close at Athens, Greece

1900 _ International Exposition opens in Paris, France

1911 _ Walter Johnson pitches a record-tying four strike outs in an inning

1912 _ Titanic sinks at 2:27 a.m. in North Atlantic as the band plays on

1945 _ FDR buried on grounds of Hyde Park home

1981 _ Janet Cooke says her Pulitzer award 8-year-old heroin addict story is a lie, Washington Post relinquishes Pulitzer Prize on fabricated story

1985 _ South Africa will repeal sex and marriage laws against whites & non-whites