April 7 1862 Gen. Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates at the battle of Shiloh. 1913 5,000 suffragists march to the Capitol in Washington, D.C.,…
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SGA and ADP hold Gun Policy Town Hall
On April 12, the Student Government Association, in conjunction with the American Democracy Project, will hold a public town hall about gun policy and the…
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April 6 1830 Joseph Smith and five others organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York. 1862 The Battle of…
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April 5 1614 Pocahontas married John Rolfe. 1792 George Washington cast the first presidential veto. 1887 Anne Sullivan makes the breakthrough to Helen Keller by…
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This day in History April 3 1860 First Pony Express service began. 1882 Outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back by Bob Ford, one…
View More Today In HistoryFort Hays State to build 10,000 seat dome on campus
TMN Staff Announced this morning, Fort Hays State University will be building a multipurpose dome to replace Lewis Field. The Tiger Dome is due to…
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March 31 1492 Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain expelled Jews who would not accept Christianity. 1889 The Eiffel Tower in Paris officially opened.…
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March 30 1842 Anesthesia was used for the first time in an operation. 1856 The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Crimean War. 1867…
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March 29 1848 For the first time in recorded history, Niagara Falls stopped flowing. An ice jam in the Niagara River above the rim of…
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March 28 1797 Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine. 1930 The cities of Constantinople and Angora changed names to Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey. 1939 The…
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