April 21
753 BC: Traditional date of the establishment of Rome.
Statue of Marcus Antonius
Statue of Octavian
43 BC: Marcus Antonius is vanquished by Octavian close Modena, Italy.
Painting of Emperor Babur
1526: Mongol Emperor Babur destroys the Indian Army of Ibrahim Lodi.
1649: The Maryland Toleration Act is passed, permitting all individuals freedom to worship.
1689: William III and Mary II are crowned joint king and queen of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Portrait of General Sam Houston
1836: General Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Texas wins freedom from Mexico.
1862: Congress builds up the U.S. Mint.
Painting of Lincoln's funeral train
1865: Abraham Lincoln's burial service train leaves Washington.
1898: The Spanish-American War starts.
Portrait of Mark Twain
1910: Mark Twain passes away at the age of 75.
Photo of Bill Carlisle
1916: Bill Carlisle, the notorious 'last train robber,' burglarizes a train in Hanna, Wyoming.
1914: U.S. Marines possess Vera Cruz, Mexico. They will remain six months.
Photo of Baron Manfred von Richthofen
1918: German fighter pilot Baron von Richthofen, "The Red Baron," is shot down and killed.
1943: President Franklin D. Roosevelt reports that a number of Doolittle pilots have been executed by the Japanese.
1960: Brasilia turns into the capital of Brazil.
1961: The French armed forces revolts in Algeria.
1966: Pfc. Milton Lee Olive is granted the Medal of Honor, after death, for courage amid the Vietnam War.
Photo of Nguyen Van Thieu
1975: The last South Vietnam president, Nguyen Van Thieu, resigns.
Sketch and photo of Timothy McVeigh
1995: Federal experts capture Timothy McVeigh regarding the Oklahoma City bombing.
Born on April 21
Portrait of Friedrich Froebel
1782: Friedrich Froebel, creator of the kindergarten.
Painting of Charlotte Bronte
1816: Charlotte Bronte, writer (Jane Eyre).
Photo of John Muir
1838: John Muir, naturalist.
Photo of Oscar Hertwig
1849: Oscar Hertwig, embryologist.
Photo of Max Weber
1864: Max Weber, German sociologist and political business analyst.
1909: Rollo May, psychologist.
1912: Marcel Camus, French film director (Black Orpheus).
1923: John Mortimer, British barrister and writer (Rumpole of the Bailey).
1926: Elizabeth II, ruler of England.
1932: Elaine May, comedy writer.
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