FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2014

Today is Friday, April 4, the 94th day of 2014. There are 271 days left in the year.

1541 ― Ignatius of Loyola becomes first superior-general of the Jesuits

1832 ― Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Rio de Janeiro

1905 ― Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 370,000

1912 ― Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet

1932 ― Vitamin C first isolated, C..C King, University of Pittsburgh

1945 ― Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Liberation Day)

1958 ― First march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston, England)

1972 ― First electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating

1974 ― Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th

1986 ― Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season