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.)–
Events
U.S. Proclamation of Neutrality issued –
Sirius became first ship to complete trek across Atlantic solely by steam –
First White House Easter Egg Roll –
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 Morton –
Oklahoma land rush began –
Symphony Society of N.Y. began first European tour by U.S. orchestra –
Ray Keech drove 207,552 mph in the White Triplex car –
Jacques Cousteau granted patent for diving apparatus –
Lester Pearson inaugurated as prime minister of Canada –
Doctors in Houston, Texas, performed the first substantial human eye transplant –
The first Earth Day was celebrated in the United States –
The Blues Brothers made their first appearance on Saturday Night Live –
In Washington, D.C., the Albert Einstein memorial was unveiled on the grounds of the National Academy of Sciences –
The Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated in Washington, D.C. –
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 history –
Weather
It rained geese in Elgin, Manitoba, after 52 flying geese were struck by lightning. –
Sixteen inches of snow fell in Sheridan, Wyoming –
The Red River crested at 54.35 feet in Grand Forks, North Dakota –
