This Day In History — Niccolo Machiavelli is Born

May 03 1937 Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for Gone With the Wind. 1948 The Shelley v. Kraemer Supreme Court decision stated…

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This Day In History—-Soviet Union Announces Fall of Berlin

May 02 1885 Good Housekeeping magazine went on sale for the first time. 1939 Lou Gehrig established a new major-league baseball record when he played…

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This Day In History—Elvis Presely Marries Priscilla Beaulieu

May 01 1707 The Act of Union joined England and Scotland to form Great Britain. 1931 The Empire State Building opened in New York City.…

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This Day In History — Louisiana Purchase is made

April 30 1803 France sold Louisiana and adjoining lands to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. 1812 Louisiana became the 18th state…

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This Day In History — Dachau concentration camp is liberated

April 29 1429 Joan of Arc entered the city of Orléans. She would end its months-long siege and would become known as the “Maid of…

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This Day In History — Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the Army

April 28 1788 Maryland became the 7th state in the United States. 1789 Fletcher Christian led the mutiny aboard the British ship Bounty against Captain…

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This Day In History — Magellan falls short of circumnavigation

April 27 1521 Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in a fight with natives of the Philippines. 1805 The U.S. Marines captured Derna, on the…

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This Day In History — Power Plant Accident at Chernobyl Occurs

April 26 1607 Colonists land at Cape Henry, Va., They would found Jamestown the next month. 1865 John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s assassin, was surrounded by…

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This Day In History—-First Seeing Eye Dog

April 25 1901 New York became the first state to require license plates on cars. 1915 British, Australian, and New Zealand forces landed at Gallipoli.…

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This Day In History—Easter Rebellion Begins

April 24 1800 Library of Congress was established. 1898 Spain declared war on the U.S.. 1915 Turks began deportation of Armenians that led to the…

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