Pat Tillman(Former NFL player, was killed while serving as an Army Rangers soldier in Afghanistan. Tillman walked away from a $3.6 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals to join the military after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S.)β
Events
U.S. Proclamation of Neutrality issuedβ
Sirius became first ship to complete trek across Atlantic solely by steamβ
First White House Easter Egg Rollβ
Every student in Nebraska City, Nebraska planted at least one tree in honor of the first official Arbor Day, which was founded by Julius Sterling Mortonβ
Oklahoma land rush beganβ
Symphony Society of N.Y. began first European tour by U.S. orchestraβ
Ray Keech drove 207,552 mph in the White Triplex carβ
Jacques Cousteau granted patent for diving apparatusβ
Lester Pearson inaugurated as prime minister of Canadaβ
Doctors in Houston, Texas, performed the first substantial human eye transplantβ
The first Earth Day was celebrated in the United Statesβ
The Blues Brothers made their first appearance on Saturday Night Liveβ
In Washington, D.C., the Albert Einstein memorial was unveiled on the grounds of the National Academy of Sciencesβ
The Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated in Washington, D.C.β
Red Sox players Manny Ramirez, J. D. Drew, Mike Lowell, and Jason Varitek hit 4 consecutive home runs. This was a first in Red Sox historyβ
Weather
It rained geese in Elgin, Manitoba, after 52 flying geese were struck by lightning.β
Sixteen inches of snow fell in Sheridan, Wyomingβ
The Red River crested at 54.35 feet in Grand Forks, North Dakotaβ