Today in History

Paul McCartney announces the official break-up of the Beatles.

Murdered civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., is buried.

The statue of Winston Churchill is dedicated at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Winston Churchill becomes the first honorary U.S. citizen.

Comedian Bob Hope makes his first television appearance.

The Red Army is repulsed at the Seelow Heights on the outskirts of Berlin.

In the Battle of Bataan, American and Filipino forces are overwhelmed by the Japanese Army.

Germany invades Norway and Denmark.

Hugh Hefner, founder and publisher of Playboy magazine.

Russo-Polish conflict ends with signing of the Riga Treaty.

The Battle of Arras begins as Canadian troops begin a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.

The German army launches its third offensive during the Battle of Verdun.

J. William Fulbright, U.S. senator from Arkansas.

British forces route Boers at Kroonstadt, South Africa.

Paul Robeson, actor and activist.