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9 Apr 2021
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, died at age 99.
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9 Apr 2019
Dutch ecologists reported that wolves were living in the Netherlands again for the first time in 140 years.
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9 Apr 2009
The American sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' debuted on NBC.
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9 Apr 2005
Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles.
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9 Apr 2003
US forces pulled down a statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad to symbolize the end of the Iraqi president's brutal reign.
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9 Apr 2002
Great Britain held The Queen Mother's funeral in London, England.
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9 Apr 1991
The Republic of Georgia declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
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9 Apr 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. was laid to rest in Atlanta, Georgia.
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9 Apr 1967
The first Boeing 737 takes off on its maiden flight.
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9 Apr 1963
President John F. Kennedy granted Winston Churchill the first-ever honorary US citizenship.
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9 Apr 1960
NASA publicly announced the names of the first 7 American astronauts.
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9 Apr 1952
The Bolivian National Revolution overthrows Hugo Ballivián's government.
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9 Apr 1940
Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
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9 Apr 1869
The Hudson Bay Company gave up its territory to the Commonwealth of Canada.
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9 Apr 1865
Confederate General Robert E. Lee ended his campaign at The Battle of Appomattox Court House.
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9 Apr 1860
The world's first recording of the human voice is created.
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9 Apr 1483
King Edward V of England died.
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9 Apr 715 AD
Pope Constantine died.
