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Clint Eastwood is elected mayor of Carmel, California - April 8th, 1986 Apr 08, 2024

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On this day in 1986, actor and director Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California.

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Sadao Munemori is killed in action in Italy - April 5th, 1945 Apr 05, 2024

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On this day in 1945, Private First Class Sadao Munemori was killed in action near Seravezza, Italy.

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American poet Maya Angelou is born - April 4th, 1928 Apr 04, 2024

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On this day in 1928, Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri.

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The Unabomber is captured - April 3rd, 1996 Apr 03, 2024

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On this day in 1996, FBI agents raided the remote Montana cabin of Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski.

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Tally’s Electric Theatre opens in Los Angeles - April 2nd, 1902 Apr 02, 2024

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On this day in 1902, Thomas Lincoln Tally opened the first dedicated movie theater in Los Angeles.

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An Alaskan prankster fakes the eruption of Mount Edgecumbe - April 1st, 1974 Apr 01, 2024

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On this day in 1974, the residents of Sitka, Alaska, were fooled into thinking that a nearby volcano was erupting.

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Niagara Falls stops flowing - March 29th, 1848 Mar 29, 2024

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On this day in 1848, an ice jam in Lake Erie caused Niagara Falls to slow to a trickle.

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The first seaplane takes off from the waters of Martigues, France - March 28th, 1910 Mar 28, 2024

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On this day in 1910, French amateur pilot Henri Fabre made the first successful seaplane flight.

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Marlon Brando declines the Academy Award for Best Actor - March 27th, 1973 Mar 27, 2024

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On this day in 1973, Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather declined an Academy Award on behalf of Marlon Brando.

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The first official cremation in England takes place - March 26th, 1885 Mar 26, 2024

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On this day in 1885, Jeanette Pickersgill became the first person to be legally cremated in Britain.

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