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Post by LuLu on Apr 14, 2013 0:05:34 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Today in History[/glow]
[glow=red,2,300]On April 14, 1865[/glow]
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington.
[glow=red,2,300]In 1775[/glow]
the first American society for the abolition of slavery was formed in Philadelphia.
[glow=red,2,300]In 1828[/glow]
the first edition of Noah Webster's "American Dictionary of the English Language" was published.
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Post by LuLu on Apr 14, 2013 23:39:10 GMT -5
[glow=Teal,2,300]Today In History[/glow]
[glow=teal,2,300]On April 15, 1912,[/glow]
the British luxury liner RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland at 2:20 a.m. ship's time, more than 2 1/2 hours after striking an iceberg; 1,514 people died,...
[glow=teal,2,300]In 1850,[/glow]
the city of San Francisco was incorporated.
[glow=teal,2,300]In 1865,[/glow]
President Abraham Lincoln died, nine hours after being shot the night before by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington. Andrew Johnson became the nation's 17th...
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Post by LuLu on Apr 16, 2013 0:36:23 GMT -5
Today In History
On April 16, 1963,
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in which the civil rights activist responded to a group of local clergymen who'd criticized him for leading...
In 1789,
President-elect George Washington left Mount Vernon, Va., for his inauguration in New York.
In 1862,
during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. The Confederacy conscripted all white men between the ages of 18 to 35.
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Post by LuLu on Apr 17, 2013 2:04:00 GMT -5
Today In History
On April 17, 1961
some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third day.
In 1492,
a contract was signed by Christopher Columbus and a representative of Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, giving Columbus a commission to seek a westward ocean passage...
In 1521,
Martin Luther went before the Diet of Worms (vohrms) to face charges stemming from his religious writings. (He was later declared an outlaw by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.)
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Post by LuLu on Apr 18, 2013 0:22:44 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Today in History[/glow]
[glow=red,2,300]On April 18, 1943,[/glow]
during World War II, Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet, was killed as his plane was shot down by U.S. fighters while approaching...
[glow=red,2,300]In 1775,[/glow]
Paul Revere began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Mass., warning American colonists that the British were coming.
[glow=red,2,300]In 1831[/glow]
the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa was officially opened.
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Post by LuLu on Apr 19, 2013 1:50:01 GMT -5
[glow=green,2,300]Today In History[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]On April 19, 1993,[/glow]
the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ended as fire destroyed the structure after federal agents began smashing their way in; dozens of people,...
[glow=green,2,300]In 1775,[/glow]
the American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord.
[glow=green,2,300]In 1861,[/glow]
a week after the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln authorized a blockade of Southern ports.
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Post by LuLu on Apr 20, 2013 0:22:47 GMT -5
Today In History
On April 20, 1863,
President Abraham Lincoln signed a proclamation admitting West Virginia to the Union, effective in 60 days (June 20, 1863).
In 1836,
Congress voted to establish the Wisconsin Territory.
In 1861,
Col. Robert E. Lee resigned his commission in the United States Army. (Lee went on to command the Army of Northern Virginia, and eventually became general-in-chief of the...
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Post by LuLu on Apr 20, 2013 23:23:40 GMT -5
Today in History
On April 21, 1836,
an army of Texans led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto, assuring Texas independence.
In 1509,
England's King Henry VII died; he was succeeded by his 17-year-old son, Henry VIII.
In 1649,
the Maryland Toleration Act, which provided for freedom of worship for all Christians, was passed by the Maryland assembly.
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Post by LuLu on Apr 22, 2013 0:31:43 GMT -5
Today In History
On April 22, 1993,
the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated in Washington, D.C. to honor victims of Nazi extermination.
In 1864,
Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins.
In 1889,
the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims.
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Post by LuLu on Apr 23, 2013 0:02:59 GMT -5
Today In History
On April 23, 1943,
U.S. Navy Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy assumed command of PT-109, a motor torpedo boat, in the Solomon Islands during World War II. (On Aug. 2, 1943, PT-109 was rammed and sunk by...
In 1616,
English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare, 52, died on what has been traditionally regarded as the anniversary of his birth in 1564.
In 1789,
President-elect George Washington and his wife, Martha, moved into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House, in New York.
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Post by LuLu on Apr 24, 2013 0:45:14 GMT -5
Today In History
On April 24, 1913,
the 792-foot Woolworth Building, at that time the tallest skyscraper in the world, officially opened in Manhattan as President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button at the White...
In 1792,
the national anthem of France, "La Marseillaise" (lah mahr-say-YEHZ'), was composed by Captain Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
In 1800,
Congress approved a bill establishing the Library of Congress.
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Post by LuLu on Apr 24, 2013 23:51:59 GMT -5
Today In History
On April 25, 1983,
10-year-old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, received a reply from Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov to a letter she'd written expressing concern about possible nuclear war;...
In 1507,
a world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term "America," in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci...
In 1792,
highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier became the first person under French law to be executed by the guillotine.
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Post by LuLu on Apr 25, 2013 23:49:11 GMT -5
Today In History
On April 26, 1865,
John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, was surrounded by federal troops near Port Royal, Va., and killed. (Just before dying, Booth looked at his hands...
In 1607,
English colonists went ashore at present-day Cape Henry, Va., on an expedition to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere.
In 1785,
American naturalist, hunter and artist John James Audubon was born in present-day Haiti.
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Post by LuLu on Apr 27, 2013 0:22:11 GMT -5
Today In History
On April 27, 1813,
the Battle of York took place in Upper Canada during the War of 1812 as a U.S. force defeated the British garrison in present-day Toronto before withdrawing.
In 1521,
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines.
In 1777,
the only land battle in Connecticut during the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Ridgefield, took place, resulting in a limited British victory.
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Post by LuLu on Apr 27, 2013 23:58:26 GMT -5
Today in History
On April 28, 1788,
Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
In 1758,
the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, was born in Westmoreland County, Va.
In 1789,
rebelling crew members of the British ship HMS Bounty led by Fletcher Christian set Capt. William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific. (Bligh and most...
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