April 20
1916: U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announces plans to add a portrait of Harriet Tubman to the front of the $20 bill, moving the portrait of President Andrew Jackson to the rear.
April 21
2007: The No. 6 U.S. Navy Blue Angels McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet crashes during the final minutes of the air show at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The lone fatality is pilot, Lt. Commander Kevin “Kojak” Davis. The body of the pilot and flight recorder are recovered and moved to the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office. Eight nearby residents are injured, and millions of dollars worth of private property damage is caused by the crash. A report is released on January 15, 2008, ending the investigation by the Navy into the crash. The report states that when LCDR Davis pulled back into a 6.8-G pull, he lost control of the aircraft due to G-force-induced Loss Of Consciousness (G-LOC).
April 24
2019: Beaufort’s C.J. Cummings, 18, dominates the Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, setting 15 records and sweeping all three gold medals in the 73kg weight class. Cummings’ 153 kg Snatch, 191kg Clean & Jerk and 344kg Overall lifts each sets new junior and senior American records, junior and senior Pan Am records, and Junior world records.
– Compiled by Mike McCombs
