April 6, 1896 – After a break of 1500 years, the first Olympics of the modern era was held in Athens, Greece.
April 8, 1913 – The 17th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution was ratified requiring direct popular election of U.S. Senators instead of being chosen by state legislators.
April 9, 1865 – General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox effectively ending the Civil War
April 11, 1970 – Apollo 13 was launched from Cape Kennedy; 56 hours later an oxygen tank in the service module exploded prompting the message “Houston, we have a problem.”
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS;
April 6, 1856 – Tuskegee Institute leader Booker T. Washington
April 8, 563 BC – Celebrated as the birthday of Buddha; an estimated 350 million people currently profess the Buddhist faith.
April 10, 1847 – Publisher Joseph Pulitzer