Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing. Date: April 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyแป n Vฤn Thiแปu flees Saigon, as Xuรขn Lแปc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls. Date: April 21, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1975 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Annie opens on Broadway. Date: April 21, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1977 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves. Date: April 21, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1982 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege. Date: April 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1985 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people. Date: April 21, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1987 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang. Date: April 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1989 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis Garcรญa Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution. Date: April 21, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1993 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Four people are killed and 75 are injured in a train accident in Jokela, Finland. Date: April 21, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1996 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160. Date: April 21, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 2004 ๐ On This Day (Today)