The RMS Titanic departed Queenstown, Ireland, for its fatal journey to New York.
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President Ronald Reagan returned home from the hospital after narrowly escaping death after someone shot him on March 30.
Apollo 13 was launched successfully but ran into difficulties two days later.
The War of the Roses ended with King Henry VI surrendering to King Edward IV in London.
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was removed from London's Ecuadorian Embassy by police.
The Civil Rights Act was enacted in the US after being signed by President Lyndon B.