In a triumph for freedom of the press, newspaperman John Peter Zenger was acquitted of the charge of seditious libel–
George Washington became a Master Mason–
What is now Prince Edward Island became separate from Nova Scotia–
The Saturday Evening Post was published for the first time as a weekly newspaper–
Aurora visible in much of the United States–
Thomas Stevens was the first to bicycle across the United States, leaving San Francisco on April 22 and arriving on this day in Boston to complete his transcontinental trip.–
The family of Lizzie Borden was found murdered in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts–
Canada entered WWI–
The Gestapo found Anne Frank–
Three civil rights workers (James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner) were found murdered outside Philadelphia, Mississippi–
Major geomagnetic storm–
President Jimmy Carter signed legislation creating the United States Department of Energy–
Phoenix Mars Lander launched, Cape Canaveral, Florida–
Weather
Spokane, Washington, reached a record high temperature of 108 degrees F–
