1607: Colonists disembarked to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere at Cape Henry, Virginia.

1937: German planes attacked the town of Guernica in Northern Spain (Spanish Civil War).

1941: The first time an organ was played at a baseball stadium (Chicago).

1986: [see headline entry by An-225]

1989: Carol Burnett, American Emmy Award-winning entertainer/comedienne, received news that her long-time friend, American comedienne/actress Lucille Ball, had just died. Later that day, Carol received the flowers, annually sent to her, with the card, "Happy Birthday, Kid. Love, Lucy." It was Carol's 70th birthdate.