This Day in History Class

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1. Actress Mae West is sentenced to 10 days in prison for “corrupting the morals of youth” - April 19th, 1927

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2. The world's first fighter pilot is forced to land behind enemy lines - April 18th, 1915

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3. Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas - April 15th, 1924

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4. The El Paso Gunfight leaves four dead in five seconds - April 14th, 1881

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5. A deadly hailstorm changes the course of the Hundred Years' War - April 13th, 1360

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6. Federal inspectors reveal that "unicorns" at the Ringling Bros. Circus are actually just goats - April 12th, 1985

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7. War nearly breaks out after a British lord is kidnapped while vacationing in Greece - April 11th, 1870

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8. Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s home run record - April 8th, 1974

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9. The metric system is officially adopted by France - April 7th, 1795

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10. Post-it Notes go on sale for the first time - April 6th, 1980

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11. The sole survivor of a German U-boat attack is rescued after 133 days at sea - April 5th, 1943

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12. William Henry Harrison becomes the first U.S. President to die in office - April 4th, 1841

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13. The BBC fools viewers into believing that spaghetti grows on trees - April 1st, 1957

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14. "Oklahoma!" premieres on Broadway - March 31st, 1943

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15. The U.S. buys Alaska from Russia - March 30th, 1867

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16. Chinese farmers happen upon the Terracotta Army while digging a well - March 29th, 1974

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17. Swedish author Astrid Lindgren sprains her ankle and begins writing Pippi Longstocking - March 28th, 1944

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18. Billboard magazine introduces the "Hillbilly Hits" music chart - March 25th, 1939

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19. Civil rights leader Dorothy Height is born - March 24th, 1912

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20. John William Draper reveals the first detailed photos of the moon - March 23rd, 1840

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