This Day in History/April_23

 April 2

1616
Playwright William Shakespeare died in Stratford-on-Avon, England.
1954
Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 home runs.
1969
Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death (later reduced to a life sentence) for the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
1985
Coca-Cola announced that it was changing its formula and introduced New Coke.
1998
James Earl Ray, convicted of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., died.
2004
The U.S. resumed diplomatic relations with Libya.
Source:http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/April-23
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