1833-First tax-supported public library (Peterborough, N.H.)
1838-National Galley opens in London
1941-PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame
1942-Battle of Bataan-U.S.-Filipino forces overwhelmed by Japanese at Bataan
1952-Popular uprising in Bolivia
1963-Sir Winston Churchill proclaimed honorary U.S. citizen in White House ceremony
1965-Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in U.K.
1965-India & Pakistan engage in border fight
1968-Ralph Abernathy elected to head Southern Christian Leadership Conference
1968-German Democratic Republic adopts constitution
1968-Martin Luther King Jr, buried in Atlanta, Ga.
1969-First flight of Concorde 002 (Filton-Bristol)
1973-Netherlands recognizes North Vietnam
1976-U.S. & Russia agree on the size of nuclear tests for peaceful use
1981-U.S. sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru
1983-6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth
1988-U.S. imposes economic sanctions on Panamá
1991-Release of Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0
1992-John Major, (Conservative Party) elected prime minister of England
1992-Record 18 golfers shoot in the 60s in Masters round 1 (old record 12)
1992-William O. Studeman, becomes deputy director of CIA