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Today In History – April 06 – First Modern Olympics Is Held

Mormon Church established – John Tyler is inaugurated as 10th president – Oscar Wilde arrested –  First modern Olympics is held – Train falls off bridge in Brazil – Sam Sheppard dies

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Today In History – February 25 – First Ever African-American Congressman, A Republican, Sworn In

British surrender Fort Sackville. Legal Tender Act passed. African American congressman sworn in. Eastern Air Lines Flight 304 crashes in Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain. Explosion kills hundreds in Brazil

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