WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014

Today is Wednesday, April 23, the 113th day of 2014. There are 252 days left in the year.

1348 ― First English order of knighthood founded (Order of the Garter)

1949 ― Chinese Red army conquerors Nanjing

1956 ― U.S. Supreme court ends race segregation on buses

1964 ― Houston Colt 45s Ken Johnson becomes first major league pitcher to lose a 9 inning no-hitter, Cincinnati Reds win 1-0

1972 ― Apollo 16 astronauts explore Moon surface

1977 ― Czechoslovakian chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10

1984 ― AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) virus identified

1985 ― Coca-Cola announced it is changing its secret flavor formula

1991 ― USSR grants republics right to secede under certain conditions

1993 ― Peter Townshend's musical "Tommy,” premieres in NYC