In 1994, President F.W. de Klerk announced a state of emergency to halt spiralling violence in South Africa's Zulu heartland. In 1995, all 60 people aboard a Romanian Tarom airlines Airbus were killed when it crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff for Brussels. Newslink Today is Albert Gore Jr.'s 49th birthday. Click here to log into the vice president's personal Web page. It's Easter Monday throughout much of the world.
Today is Freedom Day in Malta.
Today is Family Day in South Africa. Today is Transfer Day in the Virgin Islands. Musician Herb Alpert is 62. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 62. Fashion designer Liz Claiborne is 68.