THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 11. ******************************** 1978 - Goshen baseball wins, 2-0, over Central Noble, at Phend Field. Jamie Strycker no-hitter with 9 strikeouts. RBI by George Culp and Jay Lantzer.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 13. ******************************** 1963 - Pete Rose of Cincinnati triples off Bob Friend of Pittsburgh for his first Major League hit. 1986 - Crackdown on cruising intensifies in downtown Goshen with 60 persons ticketed by police.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 14. ******************************** 1865 - Local residents mourn the assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington. 1955 - Elston Howard, a catcher, becomes the first black player for the New York Yankees.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 17. ******************************** 1956 - Luis Aparicio, shortstop from Venezuela, makes his Chicago White Sox debut.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 18. ******************************** 1923 - Babe Ruth homers as Yankee Stadium opens with 4-1 win over Boston before 74,200. 1970 - Bob Godfrey of Elkhart clears 14-6 for Class A pole vault record at Goshen Relays.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 19. ******************************** 1960 - Roger Maris, making his Yankees debut, goes 4-for-5, in an 8-4 win at Boston.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 20. ******************************** 1939 - Ted Williams, 20, doubles in his Boston Red Sox debut against the Yankees.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 23. ******************************** 1955 - White Sox 29, A's 6 in Kansas City. Bob Nieman and Sherm Lollar both 2 home runs.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 23. ******************************** 1968 - Goshen city offices move from 3rd & Lincoln to the new Municipal building at 5th & Jefferson.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 24. ******************************** 1987 - Rickey Henderson of the Yankees homers off 300-game winners Phil Niekro and Steve Carlton in a game at Cleveland.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 26. ******************************** 2005 - Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees has 10 RBI in a 12-4 win over the Angels.

Bray Hoag no-hitter in 11-0 Goshen win at Mishawaka. 1 BB, 7 Ks. 1st start of year! Goshen 19 hits. 7-2 (3-0 NLC).

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 28. ******************************** 1961 - Warren Spahn, 40-year-old Milwaukee left hander, no-hits the Giants at County Stadium. Braves win, 1-0, on Hank Aaron home run. 1993 - Cancer claims North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 29. ******************************** 1987 - Cubs 8, San Francisco 4. Andre Dawson single, double, triple, home run.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 29. ******************************** 1879 - Census reveals there are 4,071 citizens in the village of Goshen.

THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 30. ******************************** 1961 - Willie Mays of the Giants hits 4 home runs in a 14-4 win over the Braves at County Stadium in Milwaukee.

THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 1. ***************************** 1951 - Minnie Minoso of the White SoX and Mickey Mantle of the Yankees both hit their first career home runs in a game at Comiskey Park. Yankees win, 8-3.

THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 2. ***************************** 1976 - Jose Cardenal of the Cubs goes 6-for-7 in 14-inning win at San Francisco, 6-5.

THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 3. ***************************** 1999 - Goshen baseball wins, 7-1, over NorthWood at Phend Field. Winning pitcher Andy Yoder strikes out 12. Justin Kincaid and Josh Keister both 2 RBI. Mike Hogan 2 hits.

THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 3. ***************************** 1936 - Joe DiMaggio has 3 hits in his Major League debut. Yankees 14, St. Louis Browns 5.