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Today In History – April 09 – First Astronauts Introduced

Passing by a single vote, the United States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska –  Tornado reduces Oklahoma town to rubble – First astronauts introduced – The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight – “Chicago Eight” plead not guilty – John Major’s Conservative Party wins an unprecedented fourth general election victory in the United Kingdom – Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles marry

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Today In History – April 01 – British Royal Air Force Is Founded

April Fools tradition popularized – First U.S. House of Representatives elects speaker – Florida Governor commits suicide – British Royal Air Force is founded – Alaskan earthquake triggers massive tsunami – Nixon signs legislation banning cigarette ads on TV and radio – Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

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Today In History – March 30 – President Reagan Shot

Violence disrupts first Kansas election – Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward – 15th Amendment adopted – Oil workers drown in North Sea – President Reagan shot

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Today In History – March 27 – Strongest Earthquake in American History Rocks Alaska

Jackson appoints John Eaton as secretary of war and starts scandal – Fingerprint evidence is used to solve a British murder case – March Madness is born – Earthquake rocks Alaska – Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System beginsJumbo jets collide at Canary Islands airport – Passover Massacre: A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 29 people partaking of the Passover meal in Netanya, Israel

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Today In History – March 24 – Exxon Valdez Oil Spill In Alaska

Queen Elizabeth I dies – United States and Cuba engage in direct negotiations – Exxon Valdez oil spill – School shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas, kills five – NATO bombs Yugoslavi – Apple releases the first version of the Mac OS X operating system

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Today In History – March 13 – U.S. Army Launches K-9 Corps

Czar Alexander II assassinated – Impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson begins – U.S. Army launches K-9 Corps – Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska – An earthquake registering 6.8 on the Richter scale kills over 500 in Erzincan, eastern Turkey – The Dunblane massacre

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Silencing Sarah Palin Will Screw America (UPDATED)

If the American people do not wake up to its current reality this is exactly where the nation will be heading, and very soon. The future of this great nation is at stake and only Sarah Palin can save it.

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