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12th April 1945: Harry Truman becomes president of the USA

  • 12th April 2021
  • Tagged as: Atomic Bomb, Cold War, Communism, President, USA

On the 12th April 1945, Harry Truman became the 33rd President of the United States when his predecessor, Franklin D Roosevelt, suddenly died while having his portrait painted.

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11th April 1968: The Fair Housing Act of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 signed into law by President Johnson

  • 11th April 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Civil Rights, Johnson, USA

The Act made it illegal to discriminate regarding the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, religion, or national origin.

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10th April 1858: The ‘Big Ben’ bell cast in Whitechapel

  • 10th April 2021
  • Tagged as: Britain, Industry, Parliament

On the 10th April 1858 Big Ben – the bell inside the clocktower at the Palace of Westminster in Britain – was cast.

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9th April 1767: John Hancock forcibly removes British customs officials from his ship

  • 9th April 2021
  • Tagged as: America, American Revolution, American War of Independence, Britain, Independence, John Hancock, Tax, Trade

John Hancock, one of Boston’s wealthiest merchants and a leading figure in Boston politics, forcibly removed customs officials from his ship Lydia.

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8th April 1904: France and Britain sign the Entente Cordiale

  • 8th April 2021
  • Tagged as: Britain, First World War, France, Imperialism, Military

On 8th April 1904, a series of agreements between Britain and France known as the Entente Cordiale were signed.

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7th April 1954: President Eisenhower first described the ‘domino theory’ of the spread of communism during a news conference

  • 7th April 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Cold War, Communism, Eisenhower, United States, USA, Vietnam, Vietnam War

He likened the spread of communism in Southeast Asia to a row of dominoes quickly collapsing after the first one falls.

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6th April 1917: The USA declares war on Germany in WW1

  • 6th April 2021
  • Tagged as: First World War, Germany, Submarine, USA, War

The United States entered the First World War after Congress declared war on the German Empire.

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5th April 1951: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying

  • 5th April 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Communism, Espionage, Execution, Spy, USA, USSR

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death in the United States for conspiracy to commit espionage.

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4th April 1925: Adolf Hitler orders the establishment of the SS

  • 4th April 2021
  • Tagged as: Germany, Hitler, Nazi, SS

The Nazi Party founded a paramilitary organisation that became the Schutzstaffel, better known as the SS.

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3rd April 1860: The first Pony Express service went into operation

  • 3rd April 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Communication, Mail, Pony Express, Technology, USA

The first Pony Express service left the American city of St Joseph in Missouri destined for Sacramento in California.

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