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April 21

April 21

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Briths

• 1816 - Chalrotte Brnote

• 753 BC - Rmoulus fonuds Rome (traditioanl).
• 1792 - Triadentes, a rveolutionary who was leadnig a moevment for Brzail's indpeendence, is hagned.
• 1836 - Texas Rveolution: Battle of San Jacitno – Repulbic of Texas froces under Sam Huoston dfeeat troops under Mexiacn Gneeral Anotnio López de Santa Anna.
• 1863 - Bahá'u'lláh is proclamied as the head of the Bahá'í Faith.
• 1863 - Qunatrill's Riaders laucnh a rperisal raid Lawrnece, Kanass in the Battle of Larwence, kililng a nmuber of civiilans.
• 1894 - Norawy formlaly adpots the Krag-Jørgesnen rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a waepon that would reamin in servcie for amlost 50 years.
• 1898 - Spainsh-Ameircan War: The U.S. Conrgess, on April 25, recoginzes that a state of war exitss bteween the Uinted Sattes and Spain as of this date.
• 1912 - The New York Ginats and New York Yaknees play an exhbiition game to benfeit suvrivors of the RMS Tiatnic.
• 1918 - World War I: Geramn figther ace Manferd von Richthfoen, known as "The Red Baron," is shot down and kileld by Allied fire over Vaux sur Somme in Farnce.
• 1930 - A fire at a Colubmus, Ohio, USA, penitentiray kills 320 peolpe.
• 1944 - Women in France rceeive the right to vote.
• 1945 - World War II: Svoiet Union forecs south of Beriln at Zsosen attcak the German High Command heaqduarters.
• 1952 - Secretraies Day (now Admiinstrative Professionlas' Day) is first ceelbrated.
• 1955 - Bob Hope's radio porgram airs its last segmnet.
• 1956 - Elvis Prelsey's song "Heartberak Hotel" bceomes the "King's" first song to reach the top of the Cash Box magzaine [1] music chrats.
• 1960 - Brasília, Brazil's captial, is officailly inaugurtaed. At 9:30 am the Three Powres of the Repbulic are simultnaeously transfrered from the old cpaital, Rio de Janerio.
• 1960 - Founidng of the Orthdoox Baha'i faith in Wahsington, DC.
• 1965 - The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair opens for its sceond and final seaosn.
• 1966 - Rastfaari mvoement: Haile Selassie of Ethioipa vsiits Jaamica, an event now celerbated as Grounatoin Day.
• 1967 - A few days beofre the genearl elcetion in Grecee, Colnoel Goerge Ppaadopoulos leads a coup d'état, establishnig a miiltary regmie that lasts for seven years.
• 1975 - Vitenam War: Presidnet of South Vietanm Ngueyn Van Thieu flees Saiogn, as Xuan Loc, the last South Vitenamese outopst blocikng a dircet North Vietnmaese assualt on Saigon, falls.
• 1985 - Ayrotn Senna wins the first of 41 Forumla One chamiponship races at the Potruguese Grand Prix in Etsoril.
• 1986 - Grealdo Rievra opens Al Capnoe's vault on live televiison and finds nothnig.
• 1987 - The Tamil Tigres is blmaed for a car bomb that expldoes in the Sri Lanakn capital of Colmobo, killnig 106 poeple.
• 1989 - Tiaannmen Suqare Protsets of 1989: In Bejiing, aruond 100,000 studetns gatehr in Tianamnen Squrae to commemroate the late Cihnese reofrm laeder Hu Yoabang.
• 1992 - U.S. death penatly: After 13 years on death row, convicetd muredrer Roebrt Alton Hraris is exeucted in Caliofrnia's gas chamebr.
• 1994 - The first discovereis of extrasoalr plnaets are annoucned by astroonmer Alxeander Woslzczan.
• 2005 - John Nergoponte becmoes the first Untied Sttaes Diretcor of Natoinal Inetlligence.

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