Today is Friday, April 15, the 105th day of 2011. There are 260 days left in the year.
1493 ― Columbus meets with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
1729 ― Johann S. Bach's "Matthew’s Passion" premieres in Leipzig
1738 ― Bottle opener invented
1865 ― Otto von Bismarck elevated to earl
1911 ― Walter Johnson pitches a record-tying four strike outs in an inning
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 East Sea
1996 ― 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9