Tuesday, April 24, 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY

APRIL 24
1800:Library of Congress was established.

1898:Spain declared war on the U.S..
1915:Turks began deportation of Armenians that led to the massacre of between 600,000 and 1.5 million Armenians.
1916:The Easter Rebellion begins in Dublin, Ireland. Although unsuccessful, the uprising was an important symbolic event leading to the establishment of the Republic of Ireland.
1953:Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
1990:The shuttle Discovery blasted off with the Hubble Space Telescope.
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