FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021

1800-First performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's first Symphony in C

1863-Bread revolt in Richmond VA

1912-Titanic undergoes sea trials under its own power

1912-Sun Yat-sen forms Guomindang-Party in China

1917-President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany

1945-First U.S. units reach east coast of Okinawa

1954-Plans to build Disneyland first announced

1960 Cuba buys oil from USSR

1970-2 men begin ascent of south face of Annapurna I, the highest final stage in a wall climb in the world

1970-Qatar gains independence from Britain

1976-Cambodia's Khieu Sampan succeeds prince Sihanouk as premier

1976-Portuguese constitution assumed

1979-Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin visits Cairo Egypt/meets President Sadat

1982-Several thousand Argentine troops seize disputed Falkland (Malvinas) Islands