2008: American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Bo Diddley, who was one of the most influential performers of rock music's early period, died in Florida. [Take our quiz about rock and roll.]
1997: A jury in Denver, Colorado, found Timothy McVeigh of the militia movement guilty of murder and conspiracy in the deaths of 168 people in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and he was executed in June 2001.
1941: American professional baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was nicknamed "the Iron Horse" for his record-setting number of consecutive games played, died in New York City, two years after being diagnosed with ALS. [ Test your knowledge of baseball.]
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