Hank Aaron’s 715th Home Run
April 8, 1974
The baseball legend Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth‘s record.
End of the Beatles
April 9, 1970
The end of the Fab Four is announced by Paul McCartney.
Rodney King Beating
April 10, 1994
King is awarded $3.8 million in damages from the city of Los Angeles. Rodney King became a national symbol of police brutality after he was videotaped being beaten by L.A. police in 1991. He later married one of the jurors that awarded him the money.