Several significant world events happened during the month of April: 
The Titanic struck an iceberg, San Francisco sustained an earthquake and
resulting fire, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated a week after
the end of America's civil war and the modern Olympic games began in
1896.  Learn the details of those, and other events, in this summary of
April Highlights. 
http://www.awesomestories.com/Newsletters/April%20Newsletter.htm 

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Carole Bos
Dean's Advisory Board
Grand Valley State University
bosc at gvsu.edu