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Apr 17, 1895: The Sino-Japanese War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki.

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 5:19am

Apr 16, 1917: Lenin returned to Russia after 10 years in exile in Switzerland.

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Apr 15, 1912: Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland on its maiden voyage after it struck an iceberg.

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Apr 14, 1828: Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary.

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Apr 13, 1598: The Edict of Nantes gave religious tolerance to the Huguenots in France.

Sat, 04/13/2013 - 3:01am

Apr 12, 1861: The Civil War began when Fort Sumter was attacked.

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Apr 11, 1814: Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba.

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Apr 10, 1790: The U.S. patent system was formed.

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 12:53am

Apr 9, 1731: Robert Jenkins's ear was cut off, sparking the War of Jenkins’s Ear between Spain and England.

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Apr 7, 1862: Gen. Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates at the battle of Shiloh.

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Apr 6, 1830: Joseph Smith and five others organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York.

Sat, 04/06/2013 - 9:25pm

Apr 5, 1614: Pocahontas married John Rolfe.

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Apr 4, 1818: Congress adopted a U.S. flag with one star for each state.

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Apr 3, 1860: First pony express service began.

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Apr 2, 1513: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida.

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 8:28pm

Apr 1, 1789: Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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Mar 31, 1889: The Eiffel Tower in Paris officially opened.

Sun, 03/31/2013 - 7:13pm

Mar 30, 1842: Anesthesia was used for the first time in an operation.

Sat, 03/30/2013 - 6:33pm

Mar 29, 1848: For the first time in recorded history, Niagara Falls stopped flowing. An ice jam in the Niagara River above the rim of the falls caused the water to stop.

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 6:29pm