1912:First lady Helen Taft and Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, plant two Yoshina cherry trees along the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., in celebration of Japan's gift of 3,020 cherry trees to the United States. Since 1935, the nation's capital has celebrated the blooming of the cherry trees with the popular National Cherry Blossom Festival. The original two trees are still standing.
1836: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leaders Joseph Smith Jr. and Sidney Rigdon lead the dedication ceremony for Kirtland Temple, the first-ever Mormon temple, in Kirtland, Ohio.
1973:Marlon Brando wins the Best Actor Oscar for his work in The Godfather, but he declines the award
1997: Dexter Scott King, son of slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., meets with James Earl Ray, the man convicted of his father's 1968 murder, in a Nashville prison hospital. Ray denies his involvement in the assassination, to which King replies, "I believe you."
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