TODAY IN HISTORY 1792

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT April 2, 1968

“2001: A Space Odyssey,” the groundbreaking sciencefiction film epic produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, had its world premiere in Washington, D.C.

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Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized establishment of the U.S. Mint.

1800

Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21, in Vienna.

1865

Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, because of advancing Union forces.

1917

President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, “The world must be made safe for democracy.”

1932

Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh and John F. Condon went to a cemetery in The Bronx, New York, where Condon turned over $50,000 to a man in exchange for Lindbergh’s kidnapped son.

1942

Glenn Miller and his Orchestra recorded “American Patrol” at the RCA Victor studios in Hollywood.

1956

The soap operas “As the World Turns” and “The Edge of Night” premiered on CBSTV.

1982

Several thousand troops from Argentina seized the disputed Falkland Islands, located in the south Atlantic, from Britain.