April 2, 1513 – Spanish explorer Ponce De Leon sights present day Florida and claims it for the Spanish Crown.
April 3, 1860 – The Pony Express service began in the western U.S. as the first rider departed St. Joseph, Missouri. For $5 an ounce, letters were delivered 2,000 miles to California within ten days.
March 31, 1968 – President Lyndon Johnson makes the surprise announcement that he will not seek reelection because of the Vietnam conflict.
March 30, 1981 – President Ronald Reagan survives an assassination attempt by John Hinckley after being shot in the left lung; his press secretary, James Brady suffers permanent brain damage after also being wounded.
April 3, 1860 – The Pony Express service began in the western U.S. as the first rider departed St. Joseph, Missouri. For $5 an ounce, letters were delivered 2,000 miles to California within ten days.
March 31, 1968 – President Lyndon Johnson makes the surprise announcement that he will not seek reelection because of the Vietnam conflict.
March 30, 1981 – President Ronald Reagan survives an assassination attempt by John Hinckley after being shot in the left lung; his press secretary, James Brady suffers permanent brain damage after also being wounded.