On April 14, 1996, third-round leader Greg Norman loses a six-shot lead in the final round of the Masters golf tournament and finishes second—one of the worst collapses in sports history.

Representatives of the USSR, Afghanistan, the United States and Pakistan sign an agreement calling for the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan.

On April 12, 1981, a historic milestone in space exploration was achieved as NASA successfully completed the inaugural test flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia, marking the dawn of a new era in human spaceflight.

On April 14, 1960, the Montreal Canadiens defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs to win the Stanley Cup for a record fifth year in a row.

In 1960, a significant chapter in the history of American music was written with the incorporation of Tamla Records and Motown Records as Motown Record Corporation, a pivotal move orchestrated by the visionary Berry Gordy Jr.

In what came to be known as “Black Sunday,” one of the most devastating storms of the 1930s Dust Bowl era sweeps across the region on April 14, 1935.

Loretta Lynn, a singer who greatly expanded the opportunities for women in the male-dominated world of country-western music, is born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky on April 14, 1932.

Six days after being assigned for the first time to the western front, two American pilots from the U.

On April 14, 1910, President William Howard Taft becomes the first president to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game.

On April 14, 1910, a historic moment unfolded in the realm of American sports when President William Howard Taft became the first sitting U.