Today's Highlight in History:
In 1912, the British luxury liner Titanic sank less than three hours after striking an iceberg. Some 1,500 people died.
Other events:
In 1850, the city of San Francisco was incorporated.
In 1865, President Lincoln died, several hours after being shot by John Wilkes Booth.
In 1980, existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre died in Paris at the age of 74.
In 1986, the United States launched an air raid against Libya in response to the bombing of a discotheque in Berlin on April 5; Libya says 37 people, mostly civilians, were killed.
In 1989, 96 people died in a crush of soccer fans at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England.
In 1990, actress Greta Garbo died in New York at age 84.
In 1998, Pol Pot, the notorious leader of the Khmer Rouge, died at age 73, evading prosecution for the deaths of two million Cambodians.
Five years ago: Four U.S. soldiers were killed in Afghanistan when rockets they were trying to destroy accidentally blew up. A Chinese jetliner crashed in South Korea, killing 122 people.
One year ago: A U.S. airstrike aimed at militants holed up in eastern Kunar province in Afghanistan mistakenly killed seven civilians.
Today's Birthdays:
Actress Amy Wright is 57.
Columnist Heloise is 56.
Actress-screenwriter Emma Thompson is 48.
Singer Samantha Fox is 41.
Rock musician Ed O'Brien (Radiohead) is 39.
Actress Emma Watson is 17.
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