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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.
April 12 – Richard Taylor, Confederate general (born 1826) April 30 – Sarah Josepha Hale, writer (born 1788) May 24 – William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist (born 1805) June 1 James Shields, U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1849 to 1855, from Minnesota from 1858 to 1859 and from Missouri in 1879 (born 1810 in Ireland)
IIRAIRA's changes became effective on April 1, 1997. [ 1 ] Former United States President Bill Clinton asserted that the legislation strengthened "the rule of law by cracking down on illegal immigration at the border, in the workplace, and in the criminal justice system — without punishing those living in the United States legally". [ 4 ]
The Sugar Act (April 5), intended to raise revenues, and the Currency Act (September 1), prohibiting the colonies from issuing paper money, are passed by Parliament. These Acts, coming during the economic slump that followed the French and Indian War, are resented by the colonists and lead to protest
April 9 – Sharkey Bonano, American jazz musician (died 1972) [146] April 10 – Nino Pavese, Italian actor and voice actor (died 1979) [147] April 13 – Elwood Richard Quesada, American air force general (died 1993) [148] April 14 – John Gielgud, English actor (died 2000) [149] April 15 – Arshile Gorky, Armenian-born painter (died 1948 ...
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 ...
The Halifax Resolves was a name later given to the resolution adopted by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on April 12, 1776. The adoption of the resolution was the first official action in the American Colonies calling for independence from Great Britain during the American Revolution .
What happened next is disputed. According to the reports of some Whites, James Hadnot was shot and wounded by someone from the courthouse. "In the Negro version, the men in the courthouse were stacking their guns when the White men approached, and Hadnot was shot from behind by an overexcited member of his own force."