What Happened on Apr 21

Battle of Panipat (1526)

The first battle of Panipat took place in Northern India, and marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire. This was one of the earliest battles... Read more

Robert M. T. Hunter Is Born

Robert M. T. Hunter was born on April 21, 1801, at “Mount Pleasant,” Essex County, Virginia. Educated at home, he attended the University of... Read more

Lincoln Makes First Enlistment in the Black Hawk War

His first enlistment was as elected captain of a company in the 4th Regiment of Mounted Volunteers, of Gen. Samuel Whiteside's Brigade. Lincoln... Read more

Mark Twain Dies

Samuel L. Clemens died on April 21 alter a brief illness at the age of seventy-four. A great career, characteristically American, was then closed.... Read more

The Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, is Shot Down and Killed

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service... Read more

Ohio Penitentiary Fire

On April 21, 1930, the Ohio Penitentiary experienced the worst disaster in its history. A terrible fire broke out in the early evening, eventually... Read more

The English City of Plymouth Sustains Heavy Bombing from German Luftwaffe in the 'April Raids'

Unknown to the people of Plymouth at the beginning of April 1941, the Plymouth Blitz had three more nights to run. After the air raids of the... Read more

Toronto Maple Leafs win Stanley Cup

The 1951 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens. The Maple Leafs would win... Read more

United States Marine Corps Conducts Operation Union

Operation Union was a military operation conducted by the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. It was a search and destroy mission in... Read more

"Uncle Meat" by The Mothers of Invention Is Released

Uncle Meat, released in 1969, is the soundtrack to The Mothers of Invention's long-delayed film of the same name; the front cover, designed by Cal... Read more

"Papa Doc" Duvalier Dies, and is Immediately Succeeded by His Son, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier

The first few years after Jean-Claude Duvalier's installation as Haiti's ninth president-for-life were a largely uneventful extension of his... Read more

Accept releases Russian Roulette

Russian Roulette is a 1986 release by German heavy metal band Accept. It was again recorded at Dierks-Studios, but the band chose to self-produce... Read more

Geraldo Rivera opens up Al Capone's safe on live TV

The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault was a one-time live American television special broadcast in syndication in April 1986 hosted by Geraldo Rivera.... Read more

Nintendo First Releases the Game Boy in Japan

The Game Boy (ゲームボーイ, Gēmu Bōi?) is an 8-bit handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on April... Read more

Obituary releases The End Complete

The End Complete is a 1992 album by American death metal band Obituary. This album is Obituary's best selling, with over 100,000 copies sold in... Read more

Helmet release Born Annoying

Born Annoying is a compilation album of Helmet's early songs, released in 1995 by their old label, Amphetamine Reptile, a.k.a. AmRep. It is a... Read more

Cannibal Corpse releases Gallery of Suicide

Gallery of Suicide is the sixth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released in 1998 through Metal Blade Records. The... Read more

Radiohead releases "Airbag/How Am I Driving?" EP

Airbag / How Am I Driving? is an EP from English alternative rock group Radiohead, released in 1998 specifically to the North American market. It... Read more

South Park Episode 303 - "The Succubus"

Kyle and Stan try to rescue Chef from the clutches of the Succubus that he is going to marry. Meanwhile, Cartman deals with his eye problems and... Read more

FDA Approves Novartis's Exelon

Exelon improves the function of nerve cells in the brain. It works by preventing the breakdown of a chemical called acetylcholine (ah see til KO... Read more

Michael Vick is taken by the Atlanta Falcons with the first overall pick in the 2001 NFL draft

Vick was selected in the 2001 NFL Draft as the first overall draft pick and was the first African American quarterback ever taken number 1 in the... Read more

Jennifer Hudson is Voted Off of 'American Idol' Season Three

Hudson struggled to gain popularity in the early stages of Idol's live shows, receiving the second-lowest number of votes in two of the first three... Read more

South Park Episode 806 - "The Jeffersons"

All the children of South Park are attracted to “Mr. Jefferson”, his son and their home filled with games, toys and animals. Cartman goes out of... Read more

UFC 70: Nations Collide

UFC 70: Nations Collide was the second UFC event held in the United Kingdom, and the first in Manchester. The first UFC event in the UK was UFC 38:... Read more

Boston Marathon

2008 Top Women Finishers 1. Dire Tune ETH 2:25:25 2. Alevtina Biktimirova RUS 2:25:27 3. Rita Jeptoo KEN 2:26:34 4. Jelena... Read more