March 30th in History

Vincent van Gogh is born! So are Céline Dion, M. C. Hammer, Warren Beatty, and Goya; the Queen Mother, Maxfield Parrish, and Jimmy Cagney die. Also, the Sixth Coalition takes Paris, forcing Napoleon to abdicate; the Crimean War ends, the US buys Alaska, Reagan is shot, and Jeopardy! premiers! Happy Pencil Day!

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April 20th in History

It's a bad day for Korean Airlines flight 902, Columbine High School, and the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Adolf Hitler, Harold Lloyd, Tito Puente, and George Takei were born; Bram Stoker and Benny Hill died. Happy 420!

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April 21st in History

Nessie says "Cheese"! In other news, Rome is founded, Henry VIII becomes king, and protestors gather in Tianamen Square. It's the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II and Iggy Pop; Mark Twain and Manfred von Richthofen die. Happy Grounation Day!

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April 22nd in History

The Oklahoma Land Rush begins! Plus, the first NL baseball game is played, the New York World's Fair opens, and the first solo sailboat nonstop 'round the world trip finishes. Queen Isabella, Immanuel Kant, Bettie Page, and Jack Nicholson are born; Cervantes, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Richard Nixon, and Linda Lovelace die. Happy Earth Day!

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