ammonnews.net

• World War II in Europe ended in 1945

• Theatre Royal opened in 1663

• 1953 Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize

• Margaret Thatcher elected prime minister of Britain in 1979

• George Washington inaugurated in 1789

• Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986

• Hubble Space Telescope sent into orbit in 1990

• Explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in 2010

• American Revolution begun

• Jordan marks National Flag Day

• Sinking of the Titanic

• Anschluss approved in Austria

• Easter 2023

• Celebration of the Buddha's birth

• First handheld portable telephone was demonstrated

• Death of Pope John Paul II

• Signing of Israel-Egypt peace treaty

• Lewis and Clark's return trip begun

• NASA’s Discovery Space Shuttle launched from Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-119

• Reelection of Vladimir Putin

• Princess Iman weds Jameel Thermiotis