This Day In History

 

April 27, 1521

Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan was killed during a fight with inhabitants of Mactan Island, Philippines.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-27

This Day In History

 

April 26, 1865

Twelve days after assassinating U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth was killed at a Virginia farm either by a Federal soldier or by his own hand.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-26

Great book about the hunt for John Wilkes Booth:

You Got This!!!!

 

This Day In History

 

April 25, 1990

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro became Central America's first female president as she was sworn into office in Nicaragua.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-25

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April 24, 1949

Communist forces occupied the Chinese capital, Nanking (Nanjing), after crossing the Yangtze River virtually unopposed by adherents to the Nationalist government under President Chiang Kai-shek. The fall of Nanking marked the beginning of the disintegration of the Nationalist government, and the Chinese Civil War would end a few months later with the Communists in control of virtually all of mainland China.

Taken from:https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-24 

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April 23, 1998

James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., died in prison at age 70.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-23

We go to the moon...because it is hard!