On This Day - April 7th

Featured Event:

Jack Nicklaus's first Masters victory (1963) ⛳

American professional golfer Jack Nicklaus, a dominating figure in world golf from the 1960s to the '80s and the winner of 73 PGA tour events in his career, won the Masters Tournament at age 23 on this day in 1963.

Other Events:

1933: Some eight months before Prohibition was repealed, low-alcoholic beer became legal in the United States; the day subsequently was celebrated as National Beer Day. 🍺

1948: The World Health Organization, a specialized agency of the UN, was formally established. 🌐

1994: Rwandan Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana, a moderate Hutu, was assassinated by Hutu soldiers as Rwanda entered a period of anarchy and mass killings. 🔪

2001: NASA launched the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which reached Mars in October and transmitted photos and other data back to scientists on Earth. 🚀

Holidays:

Flag Day 🇸🇮

National Beer Day 🇺🇸

Veterans' Day 🇧🇪

Women's Day 🇲🇿

Featured Birthdays:

1920: Ravi Shankar 🇮🇳 (Musician)

1939: Francis Ford Coppola 🇺🇸 (Director)

1954: Jackie Chan 🇨🇳 (Actor)

1964: Russell Crowe 🇦🇺 (Actor)

Featured Deaths:

1614: El Greco 🇪🇸 (Artist)

1947: Henry Ford 🇺🇸 (Industrialist)

2010: George Nissen 🇺🇸 (Inventor)