Lou Gehrig’s Streak Ends

May 2, 1939, Lou Gehrig's 2,130 game streak came to an end.
Experiencing history where it happened...
Experiencing history where it happened...

May 2, 1939, Lou Gehrig's 2,130 game streak came to an end.

May 1, 1931, the Empire State Building opened.

April 30, 1900, Casey Jones, a legendary railroad engineer, died tragically in a train wreck.

April 29, 1429, Joan of Arc entered Orleans with her troops.

April 28, 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was executed.

April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank.

April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and fatally wounded at Ford's Theatre.

April 13, 1598, the Edict of Nantes was signed by King Henry IV of France.

April 12, 1945, FDR passed away.

April 11, 1961, the trial of Adolf Eichmann began.