On this day …
April 13, 2017
- In 1849, Hungary became a republic.
- In 1861, Fort Sumter surrendered to Confederate forces.
- In 1902, James C. Penney opened his first store in Kemmerer, Wyo.
- In 1941, officials from the Soviet Union and Japan signed a neutrality pact.
- In 1943, the Jefferson Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s birth.
- In 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first African-American to win the Oscar for Best Actor.
- In 1997, Tiger Woods, at age 21, became the youngest golfer to win the Masters.
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