1876 – The First National League baseball game was played. The Boston Red Caps beat the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5.
1945 - Adolf Hitler admits defeat. Upon learning from one of his generals no German defense was offered to the Russian assault at Eberswalde, he admits to all in his underground bunker that the war is lost and that suicide is his only recourse.
1970 – The first Earth Day was celebrated to increase public awareness of the world’s environmental problems.
1978 - The Blues Brothers made their world premiere on Saturday Night Live.
2004 - Pat Tillman, who gave up his pro football career to enlist in the U.S. Army after the terrorist attacks of September 11, is killed by friendly fire while serving in Afghanistan.
Rotary Fun Fact:
During the 1920s and 1930s, Paul Harris traveled extensively, ceremoniously planting trees to symbolize goodwill and friendship.
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