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This Day in History: April 23

Here's a brief look back in time for this day, April 23. In 1972, Robert F. Kennedy's assassin Sirhan Sirhan is sentenced to death. The former U.S. attorney general was a rockstar politician during his run for president in the 1968 election. After a victorious speech in Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel, himself along with five other people were shot by Sirhan. Kennedy was pronounced dead in a nearby hospital the next day. The other victims ultimately survived their injuries. It's […]

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This Day in History: April 22

Here's a brief look back in time for this day, April 22. In 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush begins at noon. Around 50,000 people lined up to claim their stake of the over two million acres that were up for grabs in the western portion of the Indian Territory. Initially, this land was occupied by various tribes who were subjugated to forced relocation during Andrew Jackson's presidency. Within the firing of a gun shot, thousands of settlers scattered across 5 […]

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This Day in History: April 21

Here's a brief look back in time for this day, April 21. In 1895, the Eidoloscope is introduced to the public, creating one of the first mass media inventions. This device allowed an entire room full of viewers to watch motion pictures as opposed to the kinetoscope, which could only allow one person at a time. It also allowed longer films to be played without the need for replacing or pulling film. The first film to be commercially produced with […]

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This Day in History: April 20

Here's a brief look back in time for this day, April 20. In 1914, soldiers from the Colorado National Guard and private security officers gunned down and killed 21 people living in a tent colony as retaliation for striking against poor labor conditions in coal mines. The colony housed about 1,200 miners and their families, all of which was under the watchful eye of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company's owner: John D. Rockefeller Jr. This mass killing, dubbed the […]

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This Day in History: April 19

Here's a brief look back in time for this day, April 19. In 1775, the Battles of Lexington and Concord spark the American Revolution. The Patriots had been organizing militias and acquiring armaments for months in advance as tensions between the American colonies and the British Empire boiled. When word got out that British troops were on their way to seize the supplies, revolutionaries Samuel Prescott, William Dawes, and perhaps most famously Paul Revere, each partook on a midnight ride […]

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This Day in History: April 18

Here's a brief look back in time for this day, April 18. In 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes San Francisco, CA, destroying 80% of the city and leaving around 3,000 dead. The San Andreas Fault runs through the majority of the state, where frequent minor quakes occur each time the Pacific and/or the North American plate moves. This quake in particular is theorized to have gotten as strong as it did due to excessive gold mining over the past […]

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This Day in History: April 17

Here's a brief look back in time for this day, April 17. In 1961, U.S. invasion forces with the help of Brigade 2506 - which consisted of Cuban exiles - storm the Bay of Pigs in an effort to overthrow Fidel Castro's government. While the invasion kicked off during the Kennedy administration, the plan was devised years in advance during the Eisenhower administration. Diplomatic tensions had been bubbling between the neighboring countries for decades, with the U.S. constantly seeking regime […]

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This Day in History: April 16

Here's a brief look back in time for this day, April 16. In 1889, famed actor and director Charlie Chaplin is born in London, England. Having grown up in poverty, he quickly developed comedic skills as a means of survival. He'd join Keystone Studios in 1914 for $175 a week (or around $5,500 in 2026). However, his mustachioed persona known as Charlie the Tramp would skyrocket his popularity. He'd later join Essanay Studios for $1,250 per week (or about $41,000 […]

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This Day in History: April 15

Here's a brief look back in time for this day, April 15. In 1912, British ocean liner RMS Titanic sinks on its maiden voyage to New York City. The once-thought unsinkable ship carried 2,200 passengers and crew when it sank in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. An iceberg had ruptured the ship's lower hull, causing water to rapidly rush into essential compartments. Within minutes, frigid water began flooding the lower-class cabins, which contained dozens of passengers. Due to a […]

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