Today is Saturday, April 21, the 111th day of 2018. There are 254 days left in the year. Today's highlight On April 21, 1918, Manfred von Richthofen, 25, the German ace known as the "Red Baron" who was believed to have downed 80 enemy aircraft during World War I, was himself shot down and killed while in action over France. On this date read more
This Day In History, April 21, 2018
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