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Today In History – April 04 – Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated

Washington begins march to New York – President William Henry Harrison dies after one month in office – Los Angeles, California is incorporated as a city – Lincoln dreams about a presidential assassination – NATO established – Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech – Dr. Martin Luther King assassinated – Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their plane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania

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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 – February 28 – The First Gulf War Ends

Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object to achieve a polar orbit, is launched – Subway crash in London kills 43 – Gorbachev calls for nuclear weapons treaty – The first Gulf War ends – First NATO Military Action

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