Saturday, April 28, 2018

History for April 28

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History for April 28 - On-This-Day.com:
James Monroe 1758 - 5th U.S. President, nickname: The Last Cocked Hat, Odette Sansom Hallowes 1912 - Special operations during World War I, (Nelle) Harper Lee 1926 - Author ("To Kill A Mockingbird")
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Saddam Hussein 1937 - Iraqi leader, Ann-Margret (Olsson) 1941 - Singer, actress ("Viva Las Vegas", "Grumpy Old Men"), Jay Leno 1950 - Comedian, television talk show host ("The Tonight Show")
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1686 - The first volume of Isaac Newton's "Principia Mathamatic" was published.
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1789 - A mutiny on the British ship Bounty took place when a rebel crew took the ship and set sail to Pitcairn Island. The mutineers left Captain W. Bligh and 18 sailors adrift.
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1914 - W.H. Carrier patented the design of his air conditioner.
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1945 - Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country.
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1946 - The Allies indicted Tojo with 55 counts of war crimes.
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1962 - In the Sahara Desert of Algeria, a team led by Red Adair used explosives to put out the well fire known as the Devil's Cigarette Lighter. The fire was caused by a pipe rupture on November 6, 1961.
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1988 - In Maui, HI, one flight attendant was killed when the fuselage of a Boeing 737 ripped open in mid-flight.
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