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On This Day for 4/30 - George Washington is inaugurated, Saigon falls to North Vietnamese troops during the Vietnam War, and more |
30 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/29 - Hirohito is born, Riots erupt in Los Angeles in response to the verdict in the Rodney King trial, and more |
29 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/28 - Benito Mussolini is executed, French leader Charles de Gaulle resigns his presidency, and more |
28 Apr, 2008 |
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27 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/26 - Chernobyl nuclear accident occurs, John Wilkes Booth is killed, and more |
26 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/25 - The Hubble Space Telescope is sent into orbit, Al Pacino is born, and more |
25 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/24 - Pope Benedict XVI assumes his position as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Spain declares war on the United Stat... |
24 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/23 - William Shakespeare dies, Edmund II claims the throne of England, and more |
23 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/22 - The first Earth Day is celebrated, Richard M. Nixon dies, and more |
22 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/21 - Elizabeth II is born, the Battle of San Jacinto occurs, and more |
21 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/20 - Adolf Hitler is born, Pierre Elliott Trudeau is sworn in as prime minister of Canada, and more |
20 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/19 - The American Revolution begins, Charles Darwin dies, and more |
19 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/18 - Albert Einstein dies, Paul Revere made a dramatic rides on horseback to warn Boston-area residents of an imminent British at... |
18 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/17 - The Canada Act is proclaimed, Fidel Castro's forces repel the Bay of Pigs invasion, and more |
17 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/16 - Harriet Quimby flies across the English Channel, Sir Peter Ustinov is born, and more |
16 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/15 - The first McDonald's is opened by Ray Kroc, Jackie Robinson plays in his first major league game, and more |
15 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/14 - Abraham Lincoln is shot, Edward IV defeats Henry VI's forces at the Battle of Barnet, and more |
14 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/13 - Thomas Jefferson is born, Japan concludes a neutrality pact with the Soviet Union in World War II, and more |
13 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/12 - Franklin D. Roosevelt dies, Russian cosmonaut Yury Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human in outer space, and more |
12 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/11 - Truman relieves MacArthur of his command of UN and U.S. forces during the Korean War, Napoleon abdicates unconditionally at ... |
11 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/10 - Anschluss is approved in Austria, Haiti officially recognizes Vodou as a religion, and more |
10 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/9 - The American Civil War ends, Sir Winston Churchill becomes an honorary U.S. citizen, and more |
9 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/8 - Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run, Pablo Picasso dies, and more |
8 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/7 - Jack Nicklaus wins his first Masters Tournament, Billie Holiday is born, and more |
7 Apr, 2008 |
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On This Day for 4/6 - The Olympics are revived, the Battle of Shiloh occurs, and more |
6 Apr, 2008 |
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