1865

President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington.

1935

The “Black Sunday” dust storm descended upon the central Plains, turning a sunny afternoon into total darkness.

1994

Two U.S. Air Force F-15 warplanes mistakenly shot down two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters over Iraq, killing 26 people, including 15 Americans.

1999

NATO mistakenly bombed a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees; Yugoslav officials said 75 people were killed.