1877 - University boat race between Oxford and Cambridge ends in a dead heat 1972 - Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland 1980 - Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks on the LP "Rarites" 1981 - Bombay beat Delhi by innings and 46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy 1982 - US sub Jacksonville collides with a Turkish freighter near Virginia 1987 - 1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson‚ Luther Vandross win 1990 - Tom Hunter swims world record 50m freestyle (21.81 sec) 1996 - MTA raises NYC bridge tolls to $3.50 each way 1997 - 69th Academy Awards: "The English Patient"‚ Geoffrey Rush and Frances McDormand win 2015 - Germanwings flight on route between Barcelona and Düsseldorf crashes in the French Alps killing all 150 on board More Historical Events »