1842– Anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long
1842 - Louise Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun, French court painter of Marie Antoinette, dies. (born 1755)
1867 – Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2 cents/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. Some in the American media call this Seward's Folly.
1870 – Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.
1972 - Vietnam War (Conflict): the Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
1982 - Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
2002 – Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Mother of the United Kingdom dies. (b. 1900)
Also, Happy Birthday to Francisco Goya ( Spanish Painter - 1742), Vincent van Gogh (Dutch Painter - 1853), Jerry Lucas (1940 - American basketball player), Tracy Chapman (1964 - American singer), Celine Dion (1968 - Canadian singer), and Norah Jones (1979 - American singer). (And a special Happy Birthday to Jesse!)
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