1814 – War of 1812: The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom defeats the United States Navy in the Battle of Valparaíso, Chile.
1836 – Frederick Pabst, German-American brewer, founded the Pabst Brewing Company (d. 1904) is born.
1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass – in New Mexico, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26.
1920 – Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
1946 – Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
1953 – Jim Thorpe, American football player and coach (b. 1887) dies.
1955 – Reba McEntire, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress is born.
1970 – Vince Vaughn, American actor is born.
1978 – The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
1979 – A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
1986 – Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter, dancer, producer, and actress is born.
1987 – Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer, Sound of Music (b. 1905) dies.
1990 – United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
2003 – In a friendly fire incident, two A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the United States Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq; a British soldier, Matty Hull, is killed.
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