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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

April 30 - The Day in History

April 30 : General Interest
Adolf Hitler commits suicide

On this day in 1945, holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Samuel Adams writes of hope for more battles
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/samuel-adams-writes-of-hope-for-more-battles

Automotive
1948 : Original Land Rover debuts at auto show
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/original-land-rover-debuts-at-auto-show

Civil War
1864 : Confederates attack Union troops at Jenkins' Ferry
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-jenkins-ferry-arkansas

Cold War
1948 : Organization of American States established
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/organization-of-american-states-established

Crime
1927 : The first federal prison for women opens
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-federal-prison-for-women-opens

Disaster
1888 : Orange-sized hail reported in India
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/orange-sized-hail-reported-in-india

General Interest
1789 : The first presidential inauguration
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-presidential-inauguration
1803 : Louisiana Purchase concluded
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/louisiana-purchase-concluded
1939 : New York World's Fair opens
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-york-worlds-fair-opens

Hollywood
1997 : "Coming out" episode of Ellen
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coming-out-episode-of-ellen

Literary
1945 : Annie Dillard is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/annie-dillard-is-born

Music
1933 : Willie Nelson is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/willie-nelson-is-born

Old West
1867 : Arizona Ranger Burton Mossman is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/arizona-ranger-burton-mossman-is-born

Presidential
1789 : George Washington gives first presidential inaugural address
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-washington-gives-first-presidential-inaugural-address

Sports
1993 : Tennis star Monica Seles stabbed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tennis-star-monica-seles-stabbed

Vietnam War
1975 : South Vietnam surrenders
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnam-surrenders

World War I
1917 : Battle of the Boot
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-boot

World War II
1945 : Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker


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Monday, April 29, 2013

April 29 - The Day in History

April 29 : General Interest
2004: World War II monument opens in Washington, D.C.

On April 29, 2004, the National World War II Memorial opens in Washington, D.C., to thousands of visitors, providing overdue recognition for the 16 million U.S. men and women who served in the war... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Nathanael Greene takes command of Long Island
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nathanael-greene-takes-command-of-long-island

Automotive
2004 : The end of the road for Oldsmobile
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-end-of-the-road-for-oldsmobile

Civil War
1862 : Union captures New Orleans
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/union-captures-new-orleans

Cold War
1950 : American statesmen deny Lattimore's influence
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-statesmen-deny-lattimores-influence

Crime
1992 : Rodney King trial verdict announced
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rodney-king-trial-verdict-announced

Disaster
1991 : Cyclone kills 135,000 in Bangladesh
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cyclone-kills-135000-in-bangladesh

General Interest
1429 : Joan of Arc relieves Orleans
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joan-of-arc-relieves-orleans
1854 : First African-American college chartered
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-african-american-college-chartered
1945 : Dachau liberated
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dachau-liberated
1992 : Riots erupt in Los Angeles
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riots-erupt-in-los-angeles
2011 : Britain's Prince William weds Kate Middleton
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britains-prince-william-weds-kate-middleton

Hollywood
1957 : Daniel Day-Lewis born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/daniel-day-lewis-born

Literary
1875 : Henry James' Transatlantic Sketches is published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-james-transatlantic-sketches-is-published

Music
1968 : Hair premieres on Broadway
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hair-premieres-on-broadway

Old West
1863 : William Randolph Hearst is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-randolph-hearst-is-born

Presidential
1974 : Nixon announces release of White House Watergate tapes
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-announces-release-of-white-house-watergate-tapes

Sports
1986 : Roger Clemens strikes out 20 batters in single game
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roger-clemens-strikes-out-20-batters-in-single-game

Vietnam War
1970 : U.S.-South Vietnamese forces launch Cambodian "incursion"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-south-vietnamese-forces-launch-cambodian-incursion
1971 : New casualty figures released
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-casualty-figures-released
1975 : Operation Frequent Wind begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-frequent-wind-begins

World War I
1916 : British forces surrender at Kut, Mesopotamia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-forces-surrender-at-kut-mesopotamia

World War II
1945 : Adolf and Eva marry
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-and-eva-marry
1946 : International Military Tribunal indicts Hideki
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/international-military-tribunal-indicts-hideki


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Sunday, April 28, 2013

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April 28 - The Day in History

April 28 : General Interest
1945: Benito Mussolini executed

On this day in 1945, "Il Duce," Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans who had captured the couple as they attempted to flee to Switzerland... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Colonel McIntosh writes to Washington
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/colonel-mcintosh-writes-to-washington

Automotive
1916 : Ferruccio Lamborghini born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ferruccio-lamborghini-born

Civil War
1810 : Union general who advocated for black troops is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/daniel-ullmann-born

Cold War
1965 : U.S. troops land in the Dominican Republic
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-troops-land-in-the-dominican-republic

Crime
2011 : Jaycee Dugard's kidnappers plead guilty
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jaycee-dugards-kidnappers-plead-guilty

Disaster
1995 : Gas pipe explodes in South Korea
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gas-pipe-explodes-in-south-korea

General Interest
1789 : Mutiny on the HMS Bounty
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mutiny-on-the-hms-bounty
1969 : De Gaulle resigns as leader of France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/de-gaulle-resigns-as-leader-of-france
1977 : Red Army Faction trial ends
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-army-faction-trial-ends
1996 : Port Arthur Massacre in Australia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/port-arthur-massacre-in-australia

Hollywood
2004 : Comcast abandons bid to buy Disney
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/comcast-abandons-bid-to-buy-disney

Literary
1925 : T.S. Eliot accepts a job at Faber and Faber publishers
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ts-eliot-accepts-a-job-at-faber-and-faber-publishers

Music
1965 : My Name is Barbra is Barbra Streisand's debut television special
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/my-name-is-barbra-is-barbra-streisands-debut-television-special

Old West
1897 : Chickasaw and Choctaw abandon communal lands
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chickasaw-and-choctaw-abandon-communal-lands

Presidential
1758 : President Monroe is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-monroe-is-born

Sports
1967 : Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/muhammad-ali-refuses-army-induction

Vietnam War
1970 : Nixon approves Cambodian incursion
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-approves-cambodian-incursion
1972 : North Vietnamese press South Vietnamese at Hue and Kontum
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-press-south-vietnamese-at-hue-and-kontum

World War I
1915 : International Congress of Women opens at The Hague
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/international-congress-of-women-opens-at-the-hague

World War II
1945 : Mussolini is executed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mussolini-is-executed


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