April 2: Passover begins at sunset (Judaism, 2007); Malvinas Day in Argentina.

• 1792 - By the Coinage Act, the United States Mint was founded and the U.S. currency was decimalized.

• 1801 - British forces led by Horatio Nelson defeated the Dano-Norwegian fleet in the Battle of Copenhagen.

• 1956 - As the World Turns premiered on U.S. television as the first half-hour serial drama.

• 1982 - Argentine special forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War.

• 1992 - John Gotti (pictured), the crime boss of the Gambino crime family, was convicted of racketeering, murder, conspiracy to commit murder, loansharking, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling and tax evasion.

Recent days: April 1 – March 31 – March 30