This Day in History: April 18 — Infoplease.com
1775
Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington to warn Massachusetts colonists of the arrival of British troops during the American Revolution.
1906
The Great San Francisco Earthquake destroyed over 4 sq mi. and killed over 500 people.
1923
The first game was played in Yankee Stadium (“the House that Ruth built”). Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4–1.
1956
Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco.
1968
London Bridge was sold to an American. It was rebuilt in Arizona.
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