2020-04-19

A series of attacks in Nova Scotia, Canada, ended when the perpetrator was killed by police, leaving 22 victims dead.

Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American, died of injuries sustained while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department.

Joseph Alois Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the papal conclave.

Air Philippines Flight 541 crashed in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board.

A truck bombing destroyed much of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (aftermath pictured) in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring more than 680 others.

A gun turret exploded on board the United States Navy battleship Iowa, killing 47 sailors.

The fictional Simpson family made their first appearance in the short "Good Night", aired in a segment of the The Tracey Ullman Show.

"Advance Australia Fair", written by Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, officially replaced "God Save the Queen" as Australia's national anthem.

Aryabhata (pictured), India's first satellite, was launched from Kapustin Yar in the Soviet Union.

Salyut 1, the first space station, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in the Soviet Union.