Today In History

Fri., April 21, 2000

In 1649: The Maryland Toleration Act, which provided for freedom of worship for all Christians, was passed by the Maryland assembly.

In 1789: John Adams was sworn in as the first vice president of the United States.

In 1836: an army of Texans led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto, assuring Texas independence.

In 1918: Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the German ace known as the “Red Baron,” was killed in action during World War I.

In 1960: Brazil inaugurated its new capital, Brasilia, in place of Rio de Janeiro.

In 1972: Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke explored the surface of the moon.

In 1980: at the Boston Marathon, Rosie Ruiz was the first woman to cross the finish line; but she was disqualified as a fraud when officials discovered she had jumped into the race about a mile from the finish.

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