TODAY IN HISTORY
APRIL 1st
1789:Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first Speaker of the House of Representatives.
1933:The Nazi persecution of Jews began in Germany with a boycott of Jewish businesses.
1945:American forces landed on Okinawa during World War II.
1960:The first U.S. weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched from Cape Canaveral.
1970:President Nixon signed a bill into law banning cigarette ads from radio and television.
1979:Ayatollah Khomeini proclaimed the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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