Today in History

A coup in Sudan ousts President Nimeiry and replaces him with General Dahab.

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the president of Pakistan is executed.

Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth’s home-run record.

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty is signed.

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel captures the British held town of Benghazi in North Africa.

Bart Giamatti, baseball commissioner, president of Yale.

Anthony Perkins, actor (Psycho).

Maya Angelou, American poet and author.

The Battle of the Somme ends.

The U.S. Senate votes 90-6 to enter World War I on Allied side.

Muddy Waters, American blues musician.

Marguerite Duras, French author (The Lover).

Robert Sherwood, playwright.