1912: The RMS Titanic sets out on its maiden voyage
1956: Nat King Cole is attacked on stage by racial segregationists in Birmingham, Alabama
1981: Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected as minister of parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
1992: Comedian Sam Kinison dies when a pickup truck slams into his car on a desert road between LA and Las Vegas [video: RIP] [extremely yelly and sweary early video in which he addresses the other end of life]
1998: Northern Ireland peace deal is reached (Good Friday Agreement)
2006: Tens of thousands of people rally across the United States to demand dignity and rights for illegal immigrants