Today in History

By U.S. News Staff

April 21, 2008 RSS Feed Print

1836: The Republic of Texas forces, led by Sam Houston, defeat Mexican troops in the Battle of San Jacinto.

1989: About 100,000 students gather in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mourn Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.

1918: World War I German fighting ace Manfred von Richthofen, "The Red Baron," is shot down and killed over Vaux sur Somme, France.

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