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Today In History – April 16 – Charlie Chaplin Born

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Washington leaves Mt. Vernon for his inauguration – Charlie Chaplin born – Hallucinogenic effects of LSD discovered – Bernard Baruch coins the term “Cold War” – Texas City explodes – Apollo 16 departs for moon

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Today In History – April 14 – President Abraham Lincoln Assassinated

Posted on 14 April 2011. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language is printed – President Abraham Lincoln Shot – U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked in his home by Lewis Powell – Titanic hits iceberg – The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden – President Truman receives NSC-68 – U.S. bombs Libya

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