April history 3 - Pony Express service begins (1860) 6 - first Olympics of the modern era held in Athens, Greece (1896) 8 - 17th Amendment ratified requiring direct popular election of U.S. senators (1913) 11 - Civil Rights Act signed into law by President Johnnson (1968) 15 - Titanic sinks (1912) 19 - Revolutionary War in America begins (1775) 21 - Battle of San Jacinto happens; Texans defeat the Mexican forces and achieve indpendence 28 - Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny against Captain Bligh on the ship Bounty (1789) 30 - George Washington becomes the first U.S. President (1789) |
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