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On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere made his famous midnight run on horseback warning that the “British were coming.” Revere and William Dawes...
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Apr 181 min read
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On April 17, 1964, the Ford Mustang is unveiled to the public at the World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York. The Mustang was also...
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Apr 171 min read
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On April 16, 1929, the Cleveland Indians became the first MLB team to play with numbers on the back of each player’s jersey. In their...
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Apr 161 min read
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On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank into the Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada at about 2:20 a.m. after...
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Apr 151 min read
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On April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln. While attending the comedy Our American Cousin, with his wife,...
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Apr 141 min read
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On April 11, 1921, the first ever live sporting event was broadcasted over the radio. It was a boxing match between Johnny Ray and Johnny...
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Apr 111 min read
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On April 10, 1866, Henry Bergh founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in New York City. For 159...
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Apr 101 min read
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On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House in...
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Apr 91 min read
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On April 7, 1977, the Toronto Blue Jays played their first official Major League Baseball game. It was a snowy afternoon in Exhibition...
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Apr 71 min read
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On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. King faced a fatal gun shot while standing on the balcony of his...
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Apr 41 min read
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On April 3, 1860, the first Pony Express mail debuted. Tying the East to the West, riders on horses could deliver mail faster than ever...
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Apr 31 min read
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On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a Declaration of War. Wilson asked Congress to send U.S. troops to battle...
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Apr 21 min read
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On April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer Inc. The pair dropped out of college with the hopes to create a...
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Apr 11 min read
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On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower’s construction was completed in Paris, France. The tower’s designer, Gustave Eiffel, Pierre Tirard,...
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Mar 311 min read
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On March 28, 1960, the first star was laid on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Created by E.M. Stuart, construction began a month prior. The...
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Mar 281 min read
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On March 27, 1939, the University of Oregon (UO) won the first-ever NCAA men’s basketball tournament. UO defeated the Ohio State...
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Mar 271 min read
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On March 26, 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk, an American medical researcher announced on national radio that he successfully tested a vaccine...
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Mar 261 min read
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On March 25, 1634, the first colonists arrived at St. Clement’s Island in Maryland. The English settlers left aboard the Ark and the Dove...
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Mar 251 min read
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On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spilled an estimated 11 million gallons of oil after striking the Bligh Reef in Prince...
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Mar 241 min read
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On March 21, 1963, Alcatraz Prison closes down. Located on a 12-acre island (Alcatraz Island) in San Francisco’s Bay, Alcatraz was...
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Mar 211 min read
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