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1948
1948
WHO founded
World Health Organization becomes the UN’s global health arm.
April 7 General 12
1948
1948
WHO founded
World Health Organization becomes the UN’s global health arm.
April 7 General 11
1798
1798
U.S
creates the Department of the Navy. Secures coastal defense during rising tensions with France.
April 7 General 8
1798
1798
U.S
creates the Department of the Navy. Secures coastal defense during rising tensions with France.
April 7 General 7
2013
2013
Margaret Thatcher dies
Britain’s first woman PM leaves a polarizing legacy of economic reform and austerity.
April 8 General 11
2013
2013
Margaret Thatcher dies
Britain’s first woman PM leaves a polarizing legacy of economic reform and austerity.
April 8 General 10
1974
1974
Hank Aaron hits #715
In Atlanta, he breaks Babe Ruth’s record amid racist hate mail; a national celebration ensues.
April 8 General 13
1974
1974
Hank Aaron hits #715
In Atlanta, he breaks Babe Ruth’s record amid racist hate mail; a national celebration ensues.
April 8 General 12
1904
1904
Longacre Square renamed Times Square
NYC’s new subway hub gets a newspaper’s name—and an identity.
April 8 General 13
1904
1904
Longacre Square renamed Times Square
NYC’s new subway hub gets a newspaper’s name—and an identity.
April 8 General 12
1864
1864
Battle of Mansfield (LA)
Stops Union Red River campaign—key Civil War western turning point.
April 8 General 7
1864
1864
Battle of Mansfield (LA)
Stops Union Red River campaign—key Civil War western turning point.
April 8 General 7
2003
2003
Baghdad falls
Saddam Hussein’s statue topples; Iraq War enters chaotic new phase.
April 9 General 8
2003
2003
Baghdad falls
Saddam Hussein’s statue topples; Iraq War enters chaotic new phase.
April 9 General 10
1959
1959
NASA names Mercury 7
America’s first astronauts become instant heroes.
April 9 General 16
1959
1959
NASA names Mercury 7
America’s first astronauts become instant heroes.
April 9 General 15
1942
1942
Bataan Death March begins
Tens of thousands of U.S. and Filipino troops forced 65 miles by Japanese captors.
April 9 General 11
1942
1942
Bataan Death March begins
Tens of thousands of U.S. and Filipino troops forced 65 miles by Japanese captors.
April 9 General 11
1865
1865
Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House (VA)
Ends major Confederate resistance—Roanoke region soldiers witness the quiet close of the war.
April 9 General 11
1865
1865
Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House (VA)
Ends major Confederate resistance—Roanoke region soldiers witness the quiet close of the war.
April 9 General 11
2018
2018
WHO classifies video game addiction as a mental health disorder
WHO classifies video game addiction as a mental health disorder
April 10 General 1
2018
2018
WHO classifies video game addiction as a mental health disorder
WHO classifies video game addiction as a mental health disorder
April 10 General 1
2016
2016
Brexit Referendum: UK Votes to Leave the EU
Brexit Referendum: UK Votes to Leave the EU
April 10 General 3
2016
2016
Brexit Referendum: UK Votes to Leave the EU
Brexit Referendum: UK Votes to Leave the EU
April 10 General 4