Today is Sunday, April 20, the 110th day of 2025 with 255 to follow.
This is Easter Sunday.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Saturn and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars and Uranus.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include St. Rose of Lima in 1586; French Emperor Napoleon III in 1808; artist Daniel Chester French in 1850; German dictator Adolf Hitler in 1889; actor Harold Lloyd in 1893; artist Joan Miro in 1893; musician Lionel Hampton in 1908; U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens in 1920; actor Nina Foch in 1924; actor George Takei in 1937 (age 88); actor Ryan O'Neal in 1941; College Football Hall of Fame member Steve Spurrier in 1945 (age 80); musician Craig Frost (Grand Funk Railroad) in 1948 (age 77); actor Jessica Lange in 1949 (age 76); actor Veronica Cartwright in 1949 (age 76); musician Luther Vandross in 1951; actor Clint Howard in 1959 (age 66); Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in 1960 (age 65); actor Crispin Glover in 1964 (age 61); actor Andy Serkis in 1964 (age 61); actor Shemar Moore in 1970 (age 55); actor Carmen Electra in 1972 (age 53); musician Killer Mike (Run the Jewels) in 1975 (age 50); actor Joey Lawrence in 1976 (age 49); musician Clay Cook (Zac Brown Band) in 1978 (age 47); model Miranda Kerr in 1983 (age 42); fashion designer/TV personality Tan France in 1983 (age 42); actor Billy Magnussen in 1985 (age 40); musician Luhan (EXO) in 1990 (age 35).
On this date in history:
In 1871, the U.S. Congress passed the Third Force Act, popularly known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, authorizing President Ulysses S. Grant to declare martial law, impose heavy penalties against terrorist organizations and use military force to suppress the Klan.
In 1902, Marie Curie and Pierre Curie isolated radioactive radium salts from the mineral pitchblende in their laboratory in Paris.
In 1961, Radio Havana announced that seven members of the group which attempted an overthrow of Fidel Castro's communist government in Cuba had been executed. It raised the number of executions over the previous three days to 24.
In 1976, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts could order low-cost housing for minorities in a city's white suburbs to ease racial segregation.
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a $165 billion Social Security rescue plan to keep the retirement system solvent.
In 1992, Madonna signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Time Warner to form an entertainment company that would make her the world's highest paid female pop star.
In 1999, two teenage boys killed 12 students and a teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., before turning their guns on themselves.
In 2008, Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 auto race, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar event.
In 2010, an explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon BP oil rig off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and caused a massive oil spill. It became the largest U.S. marine oil spill in history, stretching over almost three months and releasing about 4.9 million barrels of crude.
In 2011, Michel Martelly, an entertainer who performed under the name "Sweet Micky," was elected president of Haiti in a runoff with former first lady Mirlande Manigat.
In 2012, a Pakistani Bhoja Air jetliner on a flight from Karachi crashed 5 miles from Islamabad, killing all 127 people aboard.
In 2013, an earthquake in China's Sichuan province killed nearly 200 people and injured thousands.
In 2021, a Minnesota jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the murder of George Floyd. He was later sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison.
In 2024, Hell's Kitchen, with music by Alicia Keys, debuted on Broadway. The musical won Best Lead Actress for Maleah Joi Moon and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Kecia Lewis at the Tony Awards.
A thought for the day: "I intend to live life, not just exist." -- American actor George Takei
