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Today in History, April 19, 2013
Today is Friday, April 19, the 109th day of 2013. There are 256 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On April 19, 1993, the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ended as fire destroyed the structure after federal agents began smashing their way in; dozens of people, including sect leader David Koresh, were killed.
On this date:
In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord.
In 1861, a week after the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln authorized a blockade of Southern ports.
In 1943, during World War II, tens of thousands of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began a valiant but ultimately futile battle against Nazi forces.
In 1951, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, relieved of his Far East command by President Harry S. Truman, bade farewell in an address to Congress in which he quoted a line from a ballad: "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away."
In 1960, South Ko
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Today in History: April 19
Today is Friday, April 19, the 109th day of 2013. There are 256 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On April 19, 1993, the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound nära Waco, Texas, ended as fire destroyed the structure after federal agents began smashing their way in; dozens of people, including sect leader David Koresh, were killed.
On this date:
In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord.
In 1861, a week after the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln authorized a blockade of Southern ports.
In 1912, a special subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee opened hearings in New York into the Titanic disaster.
In 1933, the United States went off the gold standard.
In 1943, during World War II, tens of thousands of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began a valiant but ultimately futile battle against Nazi forces.
In 1945, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opened on Broad
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Today in History for Saturday April 19, 2014
¦ On April 19, 1989, 47 sailors were killed when a gun turret exploded aboard the USS Iowa in the Caribbean. (The Navy initially suspected that a dead crew member, Clayton Hartwig, had deliberately sparked the blast, but later said there was no proof of that.)
¦ In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord.
¦ In 1861, a week after the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln authorized a blockade of Southern ports.
¦ In 1912, a special subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee opened hearings in New York into the Titanic disaster.
¦ In 1939, Connecticut became the last of the original 13 colonies to ratify the Bill of Rights, 147 years after it took effect.
¦ In 1943, during World War II, tens of thousands of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began a valiant but ultimately futile battle against Nazi forces.
¦ In 1951, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, relieved of his Far East command by President Harr