Today in History April 18

1775
Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington to warn Massachusetts colonists of the arrival of British troops during the American Revolution.

1906
The Great San Francisco Earthquake destroyed over 4 sq mi. and killed over 500 people.

1923
The first game was played in Yankee Stadium (“the House that Ruth built”). Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4–1.
SOME more facts

Tenant: New York Yankees (AL)

Opened: April 18, 1923

Closed: September 30, 1973

Reopened: April 15, 1976

First night game: May 28, 1946

Surface: Merion Bluegrass
Architect: Osborn Engineering (1923);

Praeger-Kavanaugh-Waterbury (1976)

Construction: White Construction Company

(1923).Owner: New York Yankees

(1923-1971); City of New York (since 1971)

Cost: $2.5 million (1923); renovation: $48 million, but some estimate the actual cost with debt service at over $160 million (1976).

1956
Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco.

1968
London Bridge was sold to an American. It was rebuilt in Arizona.