April 21 753 BC: Traditional date of the establishment of Rome.

Statue of Marcus Antonius

Statue of Octavian 43 BC: Marcus Antonius is vanquished by Octavian close Modena, Italy. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Babur.jpg Painting of Emperor Babur 1526: Mongol Emperor Babur destroys the Indian Army of Ibrahim Lodi. 1649: The Maryland Toleration Act is passed, permitting all individuals freedom to worship. 1689: William III and Mary II are crowned joint king and queen of England, Scotland and Ireland.

General Sam Houston, the hero of San Jacinto

Portrait of General Sam Houston 1836: General Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Texas wins freedom from Mexico. 1862: Congress builds up the U.S. Mint. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Lincoln_burried_in_1865.jpg Painting of Lincoln's funeral train 1865: Abraham Lincoln's burial service train leaves Washington. 1898: The Spanish-American War starts.

Portrait of Mark Twain 1910: Mark Twain passes away at the age of 75.

Photo of Bill Carlisle 1916: Bill Carlisle, the notorious 'last train robber,' burglarizes a train in Hanna, Wyoming. 1914: U.S. Marines possess Vera Cruz, Mexico. They will remain six months.

Photo of Baron Manfred von Richthofen 1918: German fighter pilot Baron von Richthofen, "The Red Baron," is shot down and killed. 1943: President Franklin D. Roosevelt reports that a number of Doolittle pilots have been executed by the Japanese. 1960: Brasilia turns into the capital of Brazil. 1961: The French armed forces revolts in Algeria. 1966: Pfc. Milton Lee Olive is granted the Medal of Honor, after death, for courage amid the Vietnam War.

Photo of Nguyen Van Thieu 1975: The last South Vietnam president, Nguyen Van Thieu, resigns. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Aa_McVeigh_sketch_and_pic.jpg Sketch and photo of Timothy McVeigh 1995: Federal experts capture Timothy McVeigh regarding the Oklahoma City bombing. Born on April 21

Portrait of Friedrich Froebel 1782: Friedrich Froebel, creator of the kindergarten.

Painting of Charlotte Bronte 1816: Charlotte Bronte, writer (Jane Eyre).

Photo of John Muir 1838: John Muir, naturalist.

Photo of Oscar Hertwig 1849: Oscar Hertwig, embryologist.

Photo of Max Weber 1864: Max Weber, German sociologist and political business analyst. 1909: Rollo May, psychologist. 1912: Marcel Camus, French film director (Black Orpheus). 1923: John Mortimer, British barrister and writer (Rumpole of the Bailey). 1926: Elizabeth II, ruler of England. 1932: Elaine May, comedy writer. All images are supplied by Wikimedia creative commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page