Today is Saturday, April 19, the 109th day of 2025. There are 256 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 19, 1977, the Supreme Court, in Ingraham v. Wright, ruled 5-4 that even severe spanking of schoolchildren by faculty members did not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment. Also on this date: In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord—the start of an eight-year armed conflict between American colonists and the British Army. In 1897, the first Boston Marathon was held. Winner John J. McDermott ran the...