"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)" (Lincoln offers Lee command at 1:01:36)
(Thursday, April 18, 1861) — President Abraham Lincoln today offered Colonel Robert E. Lee the job of commanding the Union army.
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Kennedy refuses to aid Cuban exiles
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKlnM_n1s1E Kennedy refuses to intervene (at 4:45)
(Tuesday, April 18, 1961) — At the Bay of Pigs, brigade leaders beg for help from nearby American warships, but President Kennedy refused tonight to grant permission for the navy to engage.
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Tonight on TV: ‘Seinfeld’
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlIMmuMQozc
(Thursday, April 18, 1991, 9:30 p.m. ET) — George quits his job in a huff, but comes to regret the decision, and is later humiliated by his boss on tonight’s episode of Seinfeld.
