April 18 - D.C.

D.C.

This Day In History

1506

The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid.

1881

Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.

1899

The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria.

1909

Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.

1924

Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book.

1930

BBC Radio announces that there is no news on that day.

1981

The longest professional baseball game is begun in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The game is suspended at 4:00 the next morning and finally completed on June 23.

Famous Birthdays

1480

Lucrezia Borgia, Florentine ruler and daughter of Pope Alexander VI (d. 1519)

1857

Clarence Darrow, American attorney (d. 1938)

1882

Leopold Stokowski, Polish conductor (d. 1977)

1915

Joy Gresham Lewis, American writer, wife of C. S. Lewis (d. 1960)

1922

Barbara Hale, American actress

1946

Hayley Mills, English actress

1956

Eric Roberts, American actor

1967

Maria Bello, American actress

1969

Keith R.A. DeCandido, American science fiction & fantasy author

1971

David Tennant, Scottish actor

1984

America Ferrera, American actress