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December 26
1904 Following months of unrest and riots, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia decrees that the conditions of the people, and particularly the peasants, will be improved.
— Jan 09, 2026 09:08AM
1904 Following months of unrest and riots, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia decrees that the conditions of the people, and particularly the peasants, will be improved.
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APRIL 23
Kennedy killer sent to Death Row
1969 A Los Angeles jury decide today that Sirhan B. Sirhan should be sent to the gas chamber for the murder of Senator Robert Kennedy in June last year. Last week the jury rejected psychiatric evidence that portrayed Sirhan as a psychotic mentally incapable of premeditated murder. Sirhan claims to have shot Kennedy to bring attention to the plight of the Palestinian Arabs.
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Kennedy killer sent to Death Row
1969 A Los Angeles jury decide today that Sirhan B. Sirhan should be sent to the gas chamber for the murder of Senator Robert Kennedy in June last year. Last week the jury rejected psychiatric evidence that portrayed Sirhan as a psychotic mentally incapable of premeditated murder. Sirhan claims to have shot Kennedy to bring attention to the plight of the Palestinian Arabs.
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APRIL 22
1915 The Germans use poison gas for the first time on the Western Front.
— Apr 23, 2026 06:41AM
1915 The Germans use poison gas for the first time on the Western Front.
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APRIL 21
Franklin set off in style
1790 One of independent America's founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, was buried today in one of the most splendid funerals ever seen in Philadelphia. Tributes to the man regarded as epitomizing New World sensibility have been flooding in - especially from France, where Franklin achieved hero status. One of the most sought-after-men on the Parisian social scene.
— Apr 21, 2026 06:29AM
Franklin set off in style
1790 One of independent America's founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, was buried today in one of the most splendid funerals ever seen in Philadelphia. Tributes to the man regarded as epitomizing New World sensibility have been flooding in - especially from France, where Franklin achieved hero status. One of the most sought-after-men on the Parisian social scene.
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APRIL 20
1857 West African Muslim leader Ai Hajj Uman lays siege to the French fort of Medine in Senegal.
— Apr 20, 2026 06:09AM
1857 West African Muslim leader Ai Hajj Uman lays siege to the French fort of Medine in Senegal.
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APRIL 19
No, she will only ask me to take a message to Albert,
Benjamin Disraeli, British politician, on his deathbed today, declines a visit by Queen Victoria, 1881.
— Apr 19, 2026 07:25AM
No, she will only ask me to take a message to Albert,
Benjamin Disraeli, British politician, on his deathbed today, declines a visit by Queen Victoria, 1881.
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APRIL 18
1934 The first laundrette is opened, in Fort Worth, Texas.
— Apr 18, 2026 05:17AM
1934 The first laundrette is opened, in Fort Worth, Texas.
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APRIL 17
1961 A small force of about 1300 Cuban exiles has been thwarted in its aim of toppling the Communist regime of Fidel Castro. The invasion force ran into the Cuban army soon after landing in the Bahia de Cochins (Bay of Pigs) and it members were either captured or shot.
— Apr 17, 2026 05:56AM
1961 A small force of about 1300 Cuban exiles has been thwarted in its aim of toppling the Communist regime of Fidel Castro. The invasion force ran into the Cuban army soon after landing in the Bahia de Cochins (Bay of Pigs) and it members were either captured or shot.
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APRIL 16
1689 Death of Aphra Behn, British novelist and dramatist and early feminist.
— Apr 16, 2026 06:23AM
1689 Death of Aphra Behn, British novelist and dramatist and early feminist.
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APRIL 15
The unsinkable does the unthinkable
1912 The British luxury liner the Titanic has sunk after hitting an iceberg during her maiden voyage to New York. Over 1500 people are feared drowned int he icy waters of the North Atlantic. The vessel collided with the "skyscraper" sized iceberg shortly before midnight on April 14, causing a 300-foot (91m) gash in the vessel's right side. Five of the ships watertight..
— Apr 15, 2026 11:49AM
The unsinkable does the unthinkable
1912 The British luxury liner the Titanic has sunk after hitting an iceberg during her maiden voyage to New York. Over 1500 people are feared drowned int he icy waters of the North Atlantic. The vessel collided with the "skyscraper" sized iceberg shortly before midnight on April 14, causing a 300-foot (91m) gash in the vessel's right side. Five of the ships watertight..
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APRIL 14
1814 The US repeals it trade embargo with Britain.
— Apr 14, 2026 05:24PM
1814 The US repeals it trade embargo with Britain.
