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HISTORY
Today In History - April 19
Today In History in 1770 Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France by proxy; in 1956 actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco; and in 2011 Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba.
Today In History - April 18
Today In History in 1506 the cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid; in 1831 the University of Alabama is founded in Tuscaloosa; and in 1906 one of the worst natural disasters in American history happened in San Franciso.
Today In History - April 17
Today In History in 1970 the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely; and in 2021 the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
Today In History - April 16
Today In History in 1881 in Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle; in 1910 Boston Arena, the oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used, opens; and in 1943 Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of LSD.
Today In History - April 15
Today In History in 1912 the British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,224 passengers and crew on board survive.
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Today In History - April 14
Today in History in 1865 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln dies the following day.
Today In History - April 13
Today in History in1970 an oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.
Today In History - April 12
Today In History in 1861 the Civil War begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
Today In History - April 11
Today In History in 1689 William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain; in 1881 Spelman College was founded in Atlanta, Georgia; and in 1909 the city of Tel Aviv was founded.
Today In History - April 10
Today In History in 1790 the Virginia Company of London is established to establish colonial settlements in North America; and in 1916 the Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
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Today In History - April 9
Today In History in Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War.
Today In History - April 8
Today in History in 1861 the U.S. Mint at Dahlonega, Georgia was seized by the Confederacy; in 1974 Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record; and in 1986 Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California.
Today In History - April 7
Today in History in 1798 the Mississippi Territory was organized; in 1827 English chemist John Walker invented wooden matches; and in 1906 Mount Vesuvius erupted and devastated Naples, Italy.
Today In History - April 6
Today In History in 1722 Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, ends tax on men with beards; in 1889 George Eastman puts Kodak Camera on sale; and in 1947 the first Tony Awards were held with Arthur Miller, David Wayne and Patricia Neal winning.
Today In History - April 5
Today In History in 1614 Pocahontas marries John Rolfe; in 1621 the Mayflower sets sail on a return trip to England from Plymouth, Massachusetts; and in 1792 President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill for the first time.
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May 20, 2024