Today is Tuesday, April 20, the 110th day of 2010. There are 255 days left in the year.

On this date

In 1889, Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria.

In 1916, Sir Roger Casement, British diplomat who supported Irish republicanism, landed in Ireland to incite rebellion against the British. He was captured within hours and hanged for high treason on August 3.

In 1943, the massacre of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising began.

In 1945, allied forces took control of the German cities of Nuremberg and Stuttgart.

In 1972, the manned lunar module from Apollo 16 landed on the moon.

In 1978, a Korean Air Lines Boeing 707 crash-landed in northwestern Russia after being fired on by a Soviet interceptor after entering Soviet airspace. Two passengers were killed.

In 1980, Cuban President Fidel Castro invited any of his countrymen who wanted to leave their country to do so, sparking the massive Mariel Boatlift from Cuba to the United States.

In 1984, Britain announced that its rule in Hong Kong would cease in 1997.

In 2006, Tamil Tiger rebels pulled out of peace talks with the Sri Lankan government, saying the island was heading for war.

Thought for Today

"Taste. You cannot buy such a rare and wonderful thing. You can't send away for it in a catalogue. And I'm afraid it's becoming obsolete." — Rosalind Russell, American actress (1911-1976).