On this day :

1897 First Boston Marathon held, 1775 The American Revolution begins, 1964 Mario Andretti competes in first Indy car event, 1861 Baltimoreans attack Union troops, 1949 Soviet clowns lampoon US foreign policy, 1989 Central Park jogger attack shocks New York City, 1902 Earthquake rocks Guatemala, 1861 First blood in the Civil War, 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, 1993 Branch Davidian compound burns, 1995 Truck bomb explodes in Oklahoma City, 2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding released, 1824 Lord Byron dies in Greece, 1975 The Captain and Tennille bring wedded bliss to the pop charts with their first hit record, 1876 Wyatt Earp dropped from Wichita police force, 1809 Jefferson sells servant to Madison, 1897 First Boston Marathon run, 1967 Air Force pilot cited for bravery, 1971 Vietnam Veterans Against the War demonstrate, 1919 Discussion of Italian claims begins at Paris peace conference, 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising put down,