Cincinnati Enquirer published first edition

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1841

The Cincinnati Enquirer began publication with a four-page daily newspaper.

1865

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, a day after surrendering the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, said farewell to his men, praising them for their “unsurpassed courage and fortitude.”

1866

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was incorporated.

1906

The short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is published in his story collection “The Four Million.”

1912

The British liner RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage.

1925

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” was first published by Scribner’s of New York.

1942

During World War II, the day after 75,000 Filipino and American troops were captured on the Bataan Peninsula by Japanese forces, the prisoners were forced to begin the notorious Bataan Death March to a prison camp near Cabanatuan.

1947

Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals.

1962

Stuart Sutcliffe, the Beatles’ original bass player, died in Hamburg, West Germany, at age 21.

1970

Paul McCartney officially announced the split of The Beatles.

1971

A table tennis team from the United States arrived in China at the invitation of the communist government for a goodwill visit that came to be known as “ping-pong diplomacy.”

1981

Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands was declared the winner of a by-election to the British Parliament.

1998

The Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators reached a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks.