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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 – March 29 – U.S. Withdraws From Vietnam

John Tyler is born – Herbert Hoover has telephone installed in Oval Office – The Mad Bomber strikes in New York – U.S. withdraws from Vietnam – Earthquake and volcano do double damage in Mexico – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time – Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants – Two female suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40

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