For the first time in over 50 years, the presidents of the United States and Cuba meet on April 11, 2015.

On April 11, 2004, Phil Mickelson wins the Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, his first major championship in nearly 12 years as a professional golfer.

Tragic End to Young Aviator’s Dream: Jessica Dubroff Killed in Plane Crash In a heartbreaking incident on April 11, 1996, 7-year-old Jessica Dubroff tragically lost her life, along with her father and flight instructor, when their small aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Cheyenne, Wyoming.

On April 11, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the actress and singer Cher collects the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Moonstruck (1988).

In a landmark decision in 1980, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) took a significant step forward in advancing workplace equality by issuing regulations that expressly prohibited sexual harassment of employees by their supervisors.

On April 11, 1979, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin flees the Ugandan capital of Kampala as Tanzanian troops and forces of the Uganda National Liberation Front close in.

On April 11, 1977, President Jimmy Carter, along with first lady Rosalynn Carter, hosts local children at the traditional White House “Easter egg roll.

On April 11, 1961, Bob Dylan plays his first major gig in New York City, opening for bluesman John Lee Hooker at Gerde’s Folk City.

On April 12, 1947, history was made at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn when Jackie Robinson, recently signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers, took to the field in an exhibition game against the legendary New York Yankees.

On April 11, 1945, Yugoslav partisan leader Tito signs an agreement permitting “temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory.