Today in History
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1939 General Franco proclaims victory in the Spanish civil war
The dictator ruled Spain until his death in 1975. His regime was responsible for gross human rights
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1957 The BBC broadcasts the spaghetti tree hoax
The 3-minute film shown on the current affairs program, Panorama, portrayed a Swiss family apparentl
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1976 Apple Inc. is founded
The computer company, which has evolved into a multinational corporation and whose best-known produc
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2001 Slobodan Milošević is arrested
The former President of Serbia was arrested on corruption charges. Later he was put on trial before
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2001 The Netherlands becomes the first country to allow same-sex marriage
Despite opposition from conservative factions, gay and lesbian couples are today allowed to marry in
Births On This Day,
April, 1
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1961 Susan Boyle
Scottish singer
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1940 Wangari Maathai
Kenyan environmentalist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1875 Edgar Wallace
English journalist, author, playwright
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1873 Sergei Rachmaninoff
Russian pianist, composer, conductor
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1815 Otto von Bismarck
German politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire
Deaths On This Day,
April, 1
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2010 John Forsythe
American actor
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1984 Marvin Gaye
American singer-songwriter
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1976 Max Ernst
German painter, sculptor, poet
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1930 Cosima Wagner
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1917 Scott Joplin
American pianist, composer
