Today is Monday, April 18, the 110th day of 2016. There are 256 days left in the year.
1599 — Valencia arch duke Albrecht of Austrian marries Isabella of Spain
1663 — Osman declares war on Austria
1676 — Sudbury MA attacked by Indians
1775 — Paul Revere & William Dawes warn "the British are coming!"
1797 — France & Austria sign cease fire
1809 — First run of 2,000 guineas horse race at Newmarket England
834 — Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia
1835 — William Lamb Lord Melbourne forms British government
1838 — Wilkes’ expedition to South Pole sails
1839 — Henry Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds)
1853 — First train in Asia (Bombay to Tanna, 36 km)