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April 24, 1916 ~ Easter Rising of Irish republicans against British occupation begins in Dublin.
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April 24, 1800 - Library of Congress established
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April 26, 1994 ~ TV series "Due South" about Canadian Mounties starring Paul Gross premieres in Canada.
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April 27, 2011 - The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. Two hundred five tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.
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April 27, 1942 - Belgian Jews are forced to wear stars.
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April 28, 1694 ~ French-Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet sets out from Quebec leading the first documented journey of the Labrador coastline.
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April 28, 2001 - Dennis Tito is the first space tourist in history.
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April 29, 1992 - Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
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April 29, 1707 ~ English and Scottish parliaments accept Act of Union; creates the United Kingdom of Great Britain (comes into being 1st May).
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April 30, 1789 - George Washington takes the oath of office in New York as the first president of the United States.
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May 1, 1328 ~ Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton - the Kingdom of England recognises the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state.
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May 2, 1660 ~ Battle of Long Sault begins between 17 French colonist militia, their Huron and Algonquin allies and a large Iroquois army (credited with saving settlement of Ville-Marie, aka Montreal).
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