April 19, 1955
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
- 2021: The Ingenuity helicopter becomes the first aircraft to achieve flight on another planet.
- 2020: A series of attacks in Nova Scotia, Canada, ended when the perpetrator was killed by police, leaving 22 victims dead.
- 2015: Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American, died of injuries sustained while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department.
- 2013: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is killed in a shootout with police. His brother Dzhokhar is later captured hiding in a boat inside a backyard in the suburb of Watertown.
2020
- High
- 71°F
- Low
- 46°F
- Humidity
- 83%
- Wind
- 19 km/h
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Lady and the Tramp
Ip Man
To Catch a Thief
The Seven Year Itch
Marty
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1955
1955-04-19