Two bombs explode near the finish line of this annual racing event, killing three people and injuring 264 others. 2013
Boston Marathon
93.4%
New York City Marathon
1.5%
Chicago Marathon
1%
Philadelphia Marathon
0.8%
This English actress, who starred as Hermione in the ‘Harry Potter’ series, is born. 1990
Emma Watson
92%
Bonnie Wright
0.7%
Emily Blunt
2.5%
Felicity Jones
1.6%
President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. This man becomes president upon his death. 1865
Andrew Johnson
76.6%
Chester A. Arthur
6%
Rutherford B. Hayes
7.9%
James Buchanan
9.4%
The ‘Rand McNally Auto Chum’ is published. It is the first edition of what will become the best-selling ‘Rand McNally ______’. 1924
Road Atlas
75.8%
Travel Guide
10.2%
Auto Manual
8.4%
Auto Brochure
3%
US Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the ______ scandal. 1922
Teapot Dome
70.4%
Crédit Mobilier
2.6%
Whiskey Ring
15.3%
Watergate
9.7%
Jackie Robinson debuts for this MLB team, breaking baseball’s color line. 1947
Brooklyn Dodgers
68.7%
New York Giants
8.1%
New York Yankees
16.5%
Pittsburgh Pirates
3.8%
This man, the 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea, is born. 1912
Kim Il-sung
46.6%
Kim Jong-il
26.4%
Kim Jong-un
18.7%
Jong Kim-sung
7.3%
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