April 2
Today is the 92nd day of 2017, there are 273 days left in the year.
1513 - Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida.
1792 - Congress authorized the first U.S. mint, in Philadelphia.
1865 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
1917 - President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying "The world must be made safe for democracy."
1932 - Charles Lindbergh paid a $50,000 ransom for the return of his kidnapped son.
1956 - The soap opera "As the World Turns" premiered on CBS.
1968 - The science fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey" had its world premiere in Washington, D.C.
1982 - Argentina seized the Falkland Islands from Britain.
1986 - Four American passengers, including an 8-month-old girl, her mother and her grandmother, were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a TWA jetliner en route from Rome to Athens, Greece.
1992 - Mob boss John Gotti was convicted in New York of murder and racketeering; he was later sentenced to life, and died while in prison.
2002 - Israel seized control of Bethlehem; Palestinian gunmen forced their way into the Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, beginning a 39-day standoff.
2005 - Pope John Paul II died in his Vatican apartment at age 84.
2007 - The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act.
2009 - A 19-count federal racketeering indictment was returned against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who denied doing anything illegal.
2011 - Highly radioactive water leaked into the sea from a crack at Japan's stricken nuclear power plant.
Birthdays
28 - Christina Masterson (actress)
31 - Drew Van Acker (actor)
33 - Cara Santana (actress)
35 - Leyla Milani (model)
36 - Bethany Joy Lenz (actress)
40 - Michael Fassbender (actor)
42 - Adam Rodriguez (actor)
42 - Deedee Magno (actress)
44 - Roselyn Sanchez (actress)
48 - Ajay Devgan (actor)
54 - Sia Barbi (model)
54 - Shane Barbi (model)
55 - Clark Gregg (actor)
56 - Christopher Meloni (actor)
70 - Emmylou Harris (country singer)
72 - Linda Hunt (actress)
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Today in Sports History - April 2
1939 - Ralph Guldahl wins the Masters.
1969 - The Milwaukee Bucks sign Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).
1977 - The Montreal Canadiens set a new NHL records with 34 straight home victories.
1980 - Wayne Gretzky becomes the first teenager to score 50 goals in a season in NHL history.
1982 - In exhibition game Oakland Athletics' pitcher Steve McCatty comes to bat using a 15-inch toy bat (under Billy Martin's orders), protesting disallowing of designated hitter.
1984 - Georgetown defeats Houston 84-75 to win the NCAA tournament.
1985 - The NCAA adopted the 45-second shot clock for men's basketball to begin in the 1985-86 season. (It was reduced to 35 seconds in 1993-94 and 30 seconds in 2015-16.)
1986 - The NCAA adopts the 3-point shot, and sets the arc at 19 feet, 9 inches.
1989 - Tennessee defeats Auburn 76-60 to win the NCAA women's tournament.
1989 - WrestleMania V was held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The main event saw Hulk Hogan defeat "Macho Man" Randy Savage for the WWF championship.
1990 - UNLV defeats Duke 103-73 to win the NCAA tournament.
1995 - Connecticut defeats Tennessee 70-64 to win the NCAA women's tournament.
1995 - WrestleMania XI was held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The main event saw Diesel defeat Shawn Michaels for the WWF championship. Also, NFL star Lawrence Taylor defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in a singles match.
1997 - The Chicago White Sox agree to pay Albert Belle a record $10 million for one season.
2000 - WrestleMania 2000 was held at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. The main event saw Triple H defeat The Rock, Mick Foley and Big Show in a fatal four-way match for the WWF championship.
2001 - Duke defeated Arizona 82-72 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2003 - Todd Zeile becomes the only major league player to hit a home run for ten different teams: New York Yankees, Detroit Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, and Colorado Rockies.
2003 - Alex Rodriguez (Texas Rangers) became the youngest player to hit 300 homeruns. He beat Jimmie Foxx's record by 79 days.
2006 - WrestleMania 22 was held at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The event saw Rey Mysterio defeat Randy Orton and Kurt Angle to win the World Heavyweight championship and John Cena defeated Triple H for the WWE championship.
2007 - Florida defeated Ohio State 84-75 to win the NCAA Tournament, becoming the first men's team to repeat as NCAA champions since Duke in 1991-92.
2007 - Basketball coaches Phil Jackson and Roy Williams were among a group inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
2012 - Kentucky defeated Kansas 67-59 to win the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time.
Today is the 92nd day of 2017, there are 273 days left in the year.
1513 - Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida.
1792 - Congress authorized the first U.S. mint, in Philadelphia.
1865 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
1917 - President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying "The world must be made safe for democracy."
1932 - Charles Lindbergh paid a $50,000 ransom for the return of his kidnapped son.
1956 - The soap opera "As the World Turns" premiered on CBS.
1968 - The science fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey" had its world premiere in Washington, D.C.
1982 - Argentina seized the Falkland Islands from Britain.
1986 - Four American passengers, including an 8-month-old girl, her mother and her grandmother, were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a TWA jetliner en route from Rome to Athens, Greece.
1992 - Mob boss John Gotti was convicted in New York of murder and racketeering; he was later sentenced to life, and died while in prison.
2002 - Israel seized control of Bethlehem; Palestinian gunmen forced their way into the Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, beginning a 39-day standoff.
2005 - Pope John Paul II died in his Vatican apartment at age 84.
2007 - The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act.
2009 - A 19-count federal racketeering indictment was returned against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who denied doing anything illegal.
2011 - Highly radioactive water leaked into the sea from a crack at Japan's stricken nuclear power plant.
Birthdays
28 - Christina Masterson (actress)
31 - Drew Van Acker (actor)
33 - Cara Santana (actress)
35 - Leyla Milani (model)
36 - Bethany Joy Lenz (actress)
40 - Michael Fassbender (actor)
42 - Adam Rodriguez (actor)
42 - Deedee Magno (actress)
44 - Roselyn Sanchez (actress)
48 - Ajay Devgan (actor)
54 - Sia Barbi (model)
54 - Shane Barbi (model)
55 - Clark Gregg (actor)
56 - Christopher Meloni (actor)
70 - Emmylou Harris (country singer)
72 - Linda Hunt (actress)
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Today in Sports History - April 2
1939 - Ralph Guldahl wins the Masters.
1969 - The Milwaukee Bucks sign Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).
1977 - The Montreal Canadiens set a new NHL records with 34 straight home victories.
1980 - Wayne Gretzky becomes the first teenager to score 50 goals in a season in NHL history.
1982 - In exhibition game Oakland Athletics' pitcher Steve McCatty comes to bat using a 15-inch toy bat (under Billy Martin's orders), protesting disallowing of designated hitter.
1984 - Georgetown defeats Houston 84-75 to win the NCAA tournament.
1985 - The NCAA adopted the 45-second shot clock for men's basketball to begin in the 1985-86 season. (It was reduced to 35 seconds in 1993-94 and 30 seconds in 2015-16.)
1986 - The NCAA adopts the 3-point shot, and sets the arc at 19 feet, 9 inches.
1989 - Tennessee defeats Auburn 76-60 to win the NCAA women's tournament.
1989 - WrestleMania V was held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The main event saw Hulk Hogan defeat "Macho Man" Randy Savage for the WWF championship.
1990 - UNLV defeats Duke 103-73 to win the NCAA tournament.
1995 - Connecticut defeats Tennessee 70-64 to win the NCAA women's tournament.
1995 - WrestleMania XI was held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The main event saw Diesel defeat Shawn Michaels for the WWF championship. Also, NFL star Lawrence Taylor defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in a singles match.
1997 - The Chicago White Sox agree to pay Albert Belle a record $10 million for one season.
2000 - WrestleMania 2000 was held at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. The main event saw Triple H defeat The Rock, Mick Foley and Big Show in a fatal four-way match for the WWF championship.
2001 - Duke defeated Arizona 82-72 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2003 - Todd Zeile becomes the only major league player to hit a home run for ten different teams: New York Yankees, Detroit Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, and Colorado Rockies.
2003 - Alex Rodriguez (Texas Rangers) became the youngest player to hit 300 homeruns. He beat Jimmie Foxx's record by 79 days.
2006 - WrestleMania 22 was held at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The event saw Rey Mysterio defeat Randy Orton and Kurt Angle to win the World Heavyweight championship and John Cena defeated Triple H for the WWE championship.
2007 - Florida defeated Ohio State 84-75 to win the NCAA Tournament, becoming the first men's team to repeat as NCAA champions since Duke in 1991-92.
2007 - Basketball coaches Phil Jackson and Roy Williams were among a group inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
2012 - Kentucky defeated Kansas 67-59 to win the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time.
