1990 - "In Living Color" , the brainchild of the Wayans brothers, premieres on FOX-TV
1983 - Tokyo Disneyland opens
1955 - First opening of a restaurant owned by Ray Kroc (in Illinois), technically the founding of McDonald's restaurants.
1952 - Maiden flight of most ubiquitous American bomber post-WW II, the B-52
1923 - Manufactured insulin becomes widely available to all diabetics
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1865 - With a famous cover and headline - the New York Times features the assassination of President Lincoln.
1992 - Jay Leno makes his last appearance as Johnny Carson's "permanent" Tonight Show guest host
1850 - The incorporation of the City of San Francisco.
1947 - Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.
April 15th Holiday
Tax Day - The official deadline for filing tax returns in the United States.
Today's Birthday Trivia
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