Today is Wednesday, April 21, the 111th day of 2010. There are 254 days left in the year.
753 B.C. _ Traditional date of the foundation of Rome
1689 _ William III & Mary Stuart proclaimed king and queen of England
1828 _ Noah Webster publishes first American dictionary
1898 _ Spanish-American War begins
1946 _ SED, Socialistic Einheitspartei Germany forms in East Germany
1948 _ First Polaroid camera is sold in U.S.
1963 _ Beatles meet Rolling Stones for first time
1976 _ Swine Flu vaccine, for non-epidemic, enters testing
1989 _ Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom
1996 _ Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8)