Stansfield Turner 1923
- 1835 - Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales.
- 1913 - Ford Motor Co. began using a new movable assembly line that ushered in the era of mass production.
- 1941 - In the U.S., the Civil Air Patrol was created. In April 1943 the Civil Air Patrol was placed under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Forces.
- 1942 - In the U.S., nationwide gasoline rationing went into effect.
- 1952 - In Denmark, it was announced that the first successful sex-change operation had been performed.
- 1955 - Rosa Parks, a black seamstress in Montgomery, AL, refused to give up her seat to a white man. Mrs. Parks was arrested marking a milestone in the civil rights movement in the U.S.
- 1987 - Construction began on the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France.
- 1990 - British and French workers digging the Channel Tunnel finally met under the English Channel.
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