1506 – The cornerstone was placed for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
1775 – Paul Revere’s midnight ride. Paul Revere began his famous ride through the Massachusetts countryside, crying out “The British are coming!” to rally the Minutemen.
1831 – The University of Alabama is founded in Tuscaloosa.
1906 – An earthquake destroys much of San Francisco, California.
1923 – Yankee Stadium opens.
1930 – The British Broadcasting Corporation announced that “there is no news” in their evening report.
1942 – Lt. Col. James Doolittle led a squadron of B-25 bombers in a surprise raid against Tokyo.
1983 – A suicide bomber in Lebanon destroys the U.S. embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people.
