httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNfE199JNTs
(Tuesday, April 14, 1931) — King Alfonso XIII of Spain went into exile today and the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed.
Space shuttle lands safely in desert
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnEnaKq57Yg
(Tuesday April 14, 1981, 10:21 a.m. PST) — The first test flight of America’s first operational space shuttle, the Columbia, ended successfully today with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
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Battle of Fort Sumter ends
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)" (Fort Sumter surrender at 49:30)
(Saturday, April 13, 1861, 2:00 p.m. ET) — After 34 hours of bombardment, Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, was forced to surrender to the Confederates, ending the Battle of Fort Sumter that opened The American Civil War.
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Soviets, Japan sign neutrality accord
"The World at War - Banzai!: Japan (1931–1942)," April 13, 1941 @ 8:31
(Sunday, April 13, 1941) — Japan and the Soviet Union today signed the Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact.
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Tonight on TV: ‘The Sopranos’
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2anLRC8jsA
(Sunday, April 8, 2001, 9 p.m. ET) — Uncle Junior survives surgery to remove his stomach cancer on tonight’s episode of the TV drama series The Sopranos.
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‘If (They Made Me a King)’ by Perry Como peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 7 1951)
(Saturday, April 7, 1951) — “If (They Made Me a King)” by Perry Como peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the fifth of six weeks (Mar. 3/17/24/31, Apr. 7/14, 1951).
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‘Butterfly’ by Crazy Town #1 in USA
(Saturday, April 7, 2001) — Butterfly by Crazy Town is the #1 song on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for the second of two weeks (March 24, April 7, 2001).
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Tonight on TV: ‘The Twilight Zone’
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHIVGTNZ3Xg
(Friday, April 7, 1961, 10 p.m. ET) — While searching alone for water, the leader (Cliff Robertson) of a 1847 wagon train ends up in the future on tonight’s episode of The Twilight Zone.
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Season One Finale: ‘All In The Family’
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_g9hStTO8c
(Tuesday, April 6, 1971, 9:30 p.m. ET) — Edith accepts an invitation for the Bunkers to have supper at the Jeffersons on the season one finale of the TV sitcom All In The Family.
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Tonight on TV: ‘M*A*S*H’
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHg8-3wr2KU
(Monday, April 6, 1981, 9 p.m. ET) — Hawkeye is overcome by the devotion of a terminally ill G.I. (Patrick Swayze), who has leukemia, for his critically wounded buddy on tonight’s episode of the TV series M*A*S*H.
