1791 – Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, co-invented the Morse code (d. 1872) is born.
1822 – Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885) is born.
1861 – American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
1865 – The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.
1896 – Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1963) is born.
1911 – Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
1936 – The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
1945 – World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
1947 – Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player, Chicago Blackhawks, and coach (d. 2003) is born.
1950 – Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races.
1961 – Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister.
1974 – Ten thousand march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon
1989 – Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (b. 1894) dies.
2002 – Ruth Handler, American inventor and businesswoman, created the Barbie doll (b. 1916) dies.
2006 – Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
2011 – The April 25–28 tornado outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. Two hundred five tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.
2014 – A tornado outbreak over much of the eastern United States kills 35 people.
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