| 628 |
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In Persia, Kavadh sues for peace with the Byzantines. |
| 1367 |
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John of Gaunt and Edward the Black Prince win the Battle of Najara, in Spain. |
| 1559 |
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Philip II of Spain and Henry II of France sign the peace of Cateau-Cambresis, ending a long series of wars between the Hapsburg and Valois dynasties. |
| 1860 |
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The Pony Express connects St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. |
| 1862 |
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Slavery is abolished in Washington, D.C. |
| 1865 |
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Union forces occupy the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. |
| 1882 |
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The American outlaw Jesse James is shot in the back and killed by his cousin, Bob Ford. |
| 1910 |
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Alaska’s Mount McKinley, the highest mountain in North America is climbed. |
| 1920 |
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F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre are married at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. |
| 1936 |
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Bruno Hauptmann, killer of the Lindbergh baby, is executed. |
| 1942 |
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The Japanese begin their all-out assault on the U.S. and Filipino troops at Bataan. |
| 1944 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules that black citizens are eligible to vote in all elections, including primaries. |
| 1948 |
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President Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan, it will revive war-torn Europe. |
| 1966 |
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Three-thousand South Vietnamese Army troops lead a protest against the Ky regime in Saigon. |
| 1972 |
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Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States after a twenty-year absence. |
| 1984 |
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Coach John Thompson of Georgetown University becomes the first African-American coach to win an NCAA basketball tournament. |
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Born on April 3 |
| 1783 |
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Washington Irving, American writer (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle). |
| 1822 |
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Edward Everett Hale, American clergyman and author (Man without a Country). |
| 1823 |
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William Macy "Boss" Tweed, New York City political boss. |
| 1837 |
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John Burroughs, nature writer. |
| 1842 |
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Hermann Karl Vogel, German astonomer. |
| 1888 |
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Gertrude Bridget "Ma" Rainey, American singer, "the mother of the blues." |
| 1898 |
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Henry R. Luce, magazine publisher, founder of Time, Fortune and Life. |
| 1924 |
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Marlon Brando, actor (On the Waterfront, The Godfather). |
| 1924 |
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Doris Von Kappelhoff [Doris Day], American singer and actress. |
| 1930 |
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Helmut Kohl, chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. |
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