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1605 – The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden. [7]1730 – Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in continental North America, is dedicated. [8]1812 – Czar Alexander I, the Russian Emperor and the Grand Duke of Finland, officially announces the transfer of the status of the Finnish capital from Turku to Helsinki.
Events. 1513 - Explorer Juan Ponce de León declares Florida a territory of Spain.; 1730 - Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.; 1832 - Black Hawk War: Around 300 United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans.
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In April 1949, reporter Stan Chambers covered the Kathy Fiscus tragedy for KTLA. Kathryn Anne Fiscus (August 21, 1945 – April 8, 1949) was a three-year-old girl who died after falling into a well in San Marino, California. The attempted rescue, broadcast live on KTLA, was a landmark event in American television history. [1] [2]
The April 8 total eclipse will be visible across Ohio. Some folks are considering the bad things that can happen, which is not necessarily a bad thing
April 8: Yom HaShoah in Israel (2013) 1271 – The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Krak des Chevaliers to the army of the Mamluk sultan Baibars . 1740 – War of the Austrian Succession : The Royal Navy captured the Spanish ship of the line Princesa and mustered her into British service.
During Evansville’s brief blanket of darkness between 2:02 and 2:05 p.m. on April 8, viewers donning eclipse glasses should also get a solid view of the Devil’s Comet about 25 degrees away ...
Precipitation recorded 46% of the time on April 8 In the northern half of Ohio, a "normal" outlook mostly bodes well for eclipse watchers. "The average high temperature is 55 degrees," Jaszka said.