Today in History, April 20

1653 - Oliver Cromwell dissolves Rump Parliament

1861 - Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the U.S. Army in order to command the forces of state of Virginia

1862 - The first pasteurization test completed by Louis Pasteur & Claude Bernard

1912 - Opening Day for Tiger Stadium in Detroit and Fenway Park in Boston

1978 - Korean Air Flight 902 shot down by Soviets

1979 - Jimmy Carter attacked by Swamp Rabbit

1986 - Michael Jordan sets all time record for points in an NBA game with 63 against the Celtics

1999 - Columbine High School Massacre

Notable Birthdays:

Muhammed (Founder of Islam) - 570

Adolf Hitler (Leader of the Third Reich in Germany) - 1889

Bruce Cabot (American Actor) - 1904

George Takei (Sulu) - 1937

John Paul Stevens (U.S. Supreme Court Justice) - 1920

Luther Vandross (no description necessary) - 1951

Don Mattingly (great Yankee of 1980's and 1990's) - 1961

Carmen Electra (actress, sex symbol) - 1972