On this day in history
April 16
American
1947A ship loaded with ammonium nitrate explodes at Texas City, killing 581 people in America's worst industrial d…
A ship loaded with ammonium nitrate explodes at Texas City, killing 581 people in America's worst industrial disaster.
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2007A gunman kills 32 people at Virginia Tech in the deadliest school shooting in American history.
A gunman kills 32 people at Virginia Tech in the deadliest school shooting in American history.
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1862Lincoln signs the act freeing enslaved people in the District of Columbia.
Lincoln signs the act freeing enslaved people in the District of Columbia.
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World
1746The Jacobites are crushed at Culloden, the last pitched battle on British soil.
The Jacobites are crushed at Culloden, the last pitched battle on British soil.
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1917Lenin arrives at Petrograd's Finland Station, smuggled through Germany to make revolution.
Lenin arrives at Petrograd's Finland Station, smuggled through Germany to make revolution.
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1889Charlie Chaplin is born in London.
Charlie Chaplin is born in London.
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1945The Soviets launch the final assault on Berlin.
The Soviets launch the final assault on Berlin.
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