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On April 16, 2007, a student killed 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., before taking his own life in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history.
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1789 President-elect George Washington left Mount Vernon, Va., for his inauguration in New York.
1912 Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
1917 Revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin returned to Russia after years of exile.
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1947 Financier and presidential confidant Bernard M. Baruch said in a speech at the South Carolina statehouse, "Let us not be deceived. We are today in the midst of a cold war."
1962 Walter Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News."
1962 Bob Dylan debuted his song "Blowin' in the Wind" at Gerde's Folk City in New York.
1964 "The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hitmakers)," the band's debut album, was released.
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1972 Apollo 16 blasted off on a voyage to the moon.
1992 The House ethics committee listed 303 current and former lawmakers who had overdrawn their House bank accounts.
1996 Britain's Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah, the Duchess of York, announced they were getting a divorce.
2003 Michael Jordan played his last NBA game as his Washington Wizards ended their season with a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Today's Birthdays:
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI turns 87 years old today.
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Name Profession Age
Bobby Vinton Singer 79
Queen Margrethe II Queen of Denmark 74
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Hall of Famer 67
Bill Belichick Football coach 62
Peter Garrett Rock singer (Midnight Oil), Australia's environment minister 61
Ellen Barkin Actress 60
Jimmy Osmond Singer 51
Jon Cryer Actor ("Two and a Half Men") 49
Martin Lawrence Actor, comedian 49
Peter Billingsley Actor ("A Christmas Story") 42
Actress Rooney Mara ("The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo") turns 29 years old today.
