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1789 – In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker. [5]1833 – The Convention of 1833, a political gathering of settlers in Mexican Texas to help draft a series of petitions to the Mexican government, begins in San Felipe de Austin.
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April – Dick Grayson (AKA as Robin, the Boy Wonder) first appears with Batman. April 1 (April Fools' Day) – Census date for the 16th U.S. Census. April 3 – Isle Royale National Park is established in Michigan. April 7 – Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
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On April Fools’ Day in 1698, so many saps were tricked into schlepping to the Tower of London to watch the “washing of the lions” (a ceremony that didn’t exist) that the April 2 edition of ...
first and last day of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) 177th Annual General Conference; United States Presidential Election, 2008: Former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson announces his candidacy for President.
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announces that he will resign by April 28, following intense pressure from the military and the ruling party to step down amid anti-government protests, bringing an end to his 20-year rule. Brexit negotiations. The British parliament votes against four alternative Brexit plans.
A human rights group in Sri Lanka has blamed local security forces for the massacre of 17 aid workers in 2006 and accused the government of a cover-up.; The Swedish national postal service will merge with its Danish counterpart, the new group will be based in Stockholm.