On April 20, 2008, 26-year-old Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan
300 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan, making her the first
female winner in IndyCar racing history.

Danica Patrick was born on March 25, 1982, in Beloit, Wisconsin
and became involved in racing as a young girl and as a teenager
moved to England in pursuit of better training opportunities.

Danica Sue Patrick (44)

On April 8, 1993, the space shuttle Discovery lifted off from
the Kennedy Space Center. On board is astronaut Ellen
Ochoa, soon to become the first Hispanic woman in space.

Ochoa started at NASA in 1988 after receiving a doctorate
in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

Over the course of her four flights, Ochoa compiled a
total time of 40 days, 19 hours, and 35 minutes in space.

Ellen Ochoa will be 68 in May.

His films have grossed more than $1.6 billion in the United
States

1988

Christopher Walken (left) and Matthew Broderick.

Actress Reese Witherspoon is best known for her roles
in the movies "Election"(1999) and "Legally Blonde”(2001. 

Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco‘s Bay closed down and
transferred its last prisoners.

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closed after 29 years—not
because of the famous escapes, but because the isolated
island lockup was too expensive to operate.

Nearly a million gallons of water alone had to be barged
to the island each week.