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Convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh is escorted from the Noble
County Courthouse in Perry, Okla., April 21, 1995.

It was on this day in 1993.

Grace Kelly and her husband, Prince Rainier.

Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982)

The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, on Saturday, April 18, 1942,
was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other
locations on the island of Honshu during World War II, the first air strike to strike
the Japanese Home Islands. It demonstrated that Japan itself was vulnerable to
American air attack, served as retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor on Sunday, December 7, 1941, and provided an important boost to
American morale. The raid was planned and led by Lieutenant Colonel James
"Jimmy" Doolittle (below) of the United States Army Air Forces.

Mission commander Jimmy Doolittle (left front) with members
of his Tokyo Raiders. 

Jimmy Doolittle in his North American B-25B

On May 19, 1942, President Roosevelt bestows Congressional
Medal of Honor on Brigadier General James Doolittle for the
successful raid on Tokyo.

James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle
(December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993)

ED DANAHUE

It was on this day in 1906.

It was on this day in 1955

It occurred on this day in 1775.

(Note) – The phrase "the British are coming" was attributed to Revere even
though it is unlikely he used the exact wording.

MIKE GRACIA

A discotheque in Berlin was bombed by Libyan terrorists on this
day in 1986.The U.S. attacked Libya with warplanes in retaliation
on April 15.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur (center) wades ashore during initial
landings at Leyte, Philippine Islands.

Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964)

Howard Robard Hughes Jr.
(December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976)

It was on this day in 1984.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers) became the all-time NBA regular
season scoring leader when he broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record of 31,419
career points.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.) will be 70 on
April 16.

ROSS SIMPSON

1942

Album released on this day in 1970.