04-20-2006, 05:23 AM
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Location: Maryland
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April 20th
1653 ~ Oliver Cromwell disbanded Parliament.
1657 ~ Jews of New York City (then New Amsterdam) granted freedom of religion.
1862 ~ The first pasteurization test completed by Louis Pasteur.
1889 ~ Birthday of Adolf Hitler, German dictator, "Der Führer".
1912 ~ Death of Bram Stoker, Author.
1918 ~ Manfred von Richthofen shot down his 79th and 80th victims - his final victories.
1968 ~ Pierre Trudeau first became Prime Minister of Canada.
1968 ~ English politician Enoch Powell made his controversial Rivers of Blood speech.
1979 ~ U.S. President Jimmy Carter is attacked by a Swamp Rabbit.
1999 ~ Columbine High School Massacre
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