APRIL 18
1945:Beloved war correspondent Ernie Pyle is killed by Japanese machine-gun fire on Ie Island, just west of Okinawa.
1775: The British are coming! Paul Revere takes his midnight ride to Lexington, Mass., to warn of the British army’s advancement.
1999: Hockey legend and all-time leading scorer Wayne Gretzky plays his last game. It’s in Madison Square Garden.
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