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April 7th

• In 1940 Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a US postage stamp
• In 1978 Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter.
• In 1999 The WTO rules in favor of the US in its trade dispute with the EU over bananas.

April 8th

• In 1974 Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.
• In 1975 Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians as MLB's first African American manager.
• In 2005 Over four million people attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.

April 9th

• In 1867 Passing by a single vote, the Senate ratifies a treaty for purchasing Alaska from Russia.
• In 1957 The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping.
• In 1965 the Astrodome opens in Houston, Texas. First indoor baseball game is played.

April 10th

• In 1872 The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
• In 1953 Warner Bros. premieres House of Wax, the first 3D film from a major American studio.
• In 1970 Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.

April 11th

• In 1945 American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
• In 1957 United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
• In 1989 Ron Hextall becomes the first goaltender in NHL history to score a goal in the playoffs.

April 12th

• In 1861 The American Civil War begins in Charleston, South Carolina.
• In 1945 President Roosevelt dies while in office; vice-president Harry Truman is sworn in.
• In 1955 The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.

April 13th

• In 1902 James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
• In 1953 CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program Project MKULTRA.
• In 1997 Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.

April 14th

• In 1927 The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.
• In 1956 In Chicago, videotape is first demonstrated.
• In 2003 The Human Genome Project is complete: 99% of the genome is sequenced at 99.99% accuracy.