April 17 1790 Benjamin Franklin, U.S. patriot, diplomat, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, died in Philadelphia. 1895 The Sino-Japanese War ended with…
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Efe Osaghae — The Redshirt Freshman All-American
BY TRISTAN SASSE PHOTO COURTESY OF FHSU ATHLETICS Redshirt freshman Efe Osaghae, a multi-sport athlete at Fort Hays State University, became a force to be…
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April 15 1755 Samuel Johnson published his Dictionary of the English Language. 1817 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet opened the first free American school for the deaf…
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April 14 1775 Benjamin Rush was among those who founded the first American antislavery society. 1828 Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary.…
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April 13 1598 The Edict of Nantes gave religious tolerance to the Huguenots in France. 1742 Handel’s Messiah was first publicly performed in Dublin, Ireland.…
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April 12 1861 The Civil War began when Fort Sumter was attacked. 1862 James J. Andrews led the raiding party that stole the Confederate locomotive…
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April 10 1790 The U.S. patent system was formed. 1849 The safety pin was patented by Walter Hunt, in New York. 1866 The American Society…
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April 08 1513 Ponce de León claimed Florida for Spain. 1913 The 17th Amendment was ratified, requiring the direct election of U.S. senators by popular…
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April 07 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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April 06 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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