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APRIL 14 — 1918 Aero Squadron take down Germans; 1865 Lincoln is shot; 1968 1st NBA game at Madison Square Garden;  2014 Kaiwi records the world’s largest earlobe flesh tunnel APRIL 14 1918-First Aero Squadron takes down two German two-seater

APRIL 13 — 1743 Happy Birthday Thomas Jefferson; 1861 Headlines: The War Commenced! (Fremont Journal); 1997 Tiger Woods wins 1st Major; 1993 Massachuetts Aerosmith Day APRIL 13 1743-Happy 272nd Birthday holla to the Sage of Monticello, the Man of the

APRIL 12 — 1945 Goodbye FDR; 1961 U.S. gets behind in the space race again; 1954 Rock Around the Clock recorded APRIL 12 1945-Yeah, so Americans didn’t know that President Roosevelt’s health a rapidly deteriorating. So you can imagine how

APRIL 11 — 1865 Lincoln delivers his last apeech; 1888 Happy Anniversary Henry and Clara Ford; 1803 Monroe and Livingston leave to negotiate with Napolean about Louisiana APRIL 11 1865 Lincoln delivers his final speech. It was his last because

APRIL 10 — 1942 Bataan Death March begins; 1778 John Paul Jones heads home to unleash destruction; 1953 House of Wax released using stereoscopic film; 1959 Happy Birthday Brian Setzer <script data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8113795558250501″ async src=”https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js”></script> APRIL 10 1942-The Bataan Death March

APRIL 9 — 1865 Lee and Grant meet face to face; 2003 PSYOPS stages toppling of Saddam Hussein statue; 1959 John Glennnounced in Project Mercury; 1997 Grunge band Soundgarden break up <script data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8113795558250501″ async src=”https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js”></script> APRIL 9 1865-1:00 in the

APRIL 8 — 1912 Warburg and National Citizens League begin promoting Currency Law; 1826 Randolph and Clay duel it out; 2016 Rookie Trevor Story hits another one outta there for the Rockies script data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8113795558250501″ async src=”https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js”> APRIL 8 1912 –

APRIL 7 — 1777 Gen. Washington starts getting warnings about Brritish movement from the Culper Spy Ring; 1954 Domino Theory laid out; 1873 Happy Birthday John McGraw; 1970 John Wayne wins Oscar script data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8113795558250501″ async src=”https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js”></script> APRIL 7 script data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8113795558250501″

APRIL 6 — 1859 Alexis de Tocqueville, publisher of Democracy in America, passes away; 1917 America enters WWI; 1928 HB James Watson, DNA co-founder;; 1841 Tyler becomes President <script data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8113795558250501″ async src=”https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js”></script> APRIL 6 1917-America enters WWI. <script data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8113795558250501″ async

APRIL 5 — 1968 News of MLK’s assassination hits headlines; 1862 McLellan lands siege during Peninsula Campaign; 1951 Rosenbergs are found guilty of espionage; 1774 Ben Franklin publishes letter to Lord North; 1933 Environmental Conservation Work established APRIL 5 1968