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(Monday, April 20, 1981) — The final new episode of Soap, an American sitcom created as a parody of daytime soap operas, aired tonight with Jessica facing a firing squad, concluding four seasons on ABC-TV.
Confederate sympathizers clash with U.S. troops in Baltimore
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)" (Baltimore riots at 1:04:04)
(Friday, April 19, 1861) — The Baltimore riot of 1861, a pro-Secession mob in Baltimore, Maryland, today attacked United States Army troops marching through the city.
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Cuban exiles surrender at Bay of Pigs
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKlnM_n1s1E Cuban exile invaders surrender (at 5:00)
(Wednesday, April 19, 1961, afternoon) — At the Bay of Pigs, Cuban exile invaders surrendered.
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Lincoln offers Lee top military job
"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’
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(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.
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Martin Luther refuses to recant teachings
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(Wednesday, April 17, 1521) — Martin Luther, a German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation, went before the Diet of Worms to face charges stemming from his religious writings. He was later declared an outlaw by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
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‘The Apartment’ is Oscar’s Best Picture for 1960
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(Monday, April 17, 1961) — The Apartment, a comedy-drama film about a man who tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, wins Best Picture at the 33rd Academy Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. Continue reading ‘The Apartment’ is Oscar’s Best Picture for 1960
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‘Patton’ chosen as Oscar’s Best Picture
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(Thursday, April 15, 1971) — Patton, a biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II, wins Best Picture at the 43rd Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The film’s lead, George C. Scott, became the first actor to reject an Oscar, claiming that the Academy Awards were “a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons.”
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George C. Scott winning Best Actor for "Patton"
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Ingmar Bergman receiving the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
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Quincy Jones accepting an Oscar on behalf of The Beatles
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Newspapers report Fort Sumter surrender
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)" (Fort Sumter coverage at 50:38)
(Sunday, April 14, 1861) — Newspaper coverage of the 34-hour Battle of Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, which opened The American Civil War.
