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This Day in History

Infoplease - This Day in History

Events from This Day in History from the Editors of Infoplease

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Apr 10, 1790: The U.S. patent system was formed.

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 12:53am

Apr 9, 1731: Robert Jenkins's ear was cut off, sparking the War of Jenkins’s Ear between Spain and England.

Tue, 04/09/2013 - 12:13am

Apr 7, 1862: Gen. Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates at the battle of Shiloh.

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 11:33pm

Apr 6, 1830: Joseph Smith and five others organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York.

Sat, 04/06/2013 - 9:25pm

Apr 5, 1614: Pocahontas married John Rolfe.

Fri, 04/05/2013 - 9:14pm

Apr 4, 1818: Congress adopted a U.S. flag with one star for each state.

Thu, 04/04/2013 - 8:44pm

Apr 3, 1860: First pony express service began.

Wed, 04/03/2013 - 8:31pm

More events from This Day in History: Apr 2

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 8:28pm

Apr 2, 1513: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida.

Tue, 04/02/2013 - 8:28pm

Apr 1, 1789: Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 7:48pm

Mar 31, 1889: The Eiffel Tower in Paris officially opened.

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Mar 30, 1842: Anesthesia was used for the first time in an operation.

Sat, 03/30/2013 - 6:33pm

Mar 29, 1848: For the first time in recorded history, Niagara Falls stopped flowing. An ice jam in the Niagara River above the rim of the falls caused the water to stop.

Fri, 03/29/2013 - 6:29pm

Mar 28, 1797: Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine.

Thu, 03/28/2013 - 5:47pm

Mar 27, 1866: President Andrew Johnson vetoed a civil rights bill which later became the 14th amendment.

Wed, 03/27/2013 - 5:19pm

Mar 26, 1945: The battle of Iwo Jima ended; about 22,000 Japanese troops were killed or captured in the fighting and more than 4,500 U.S. troops were killed.

Tue, 03/26/2013 - 4:33pm

Mar 25, 1934: Horton Smith won the first Masters golf tournament at Augusta National in Georgia.

Mon, 03/25/2013 - 3:48pm

Mar 24, 1958: Rock 'n' roll star Elvis Presley joined the U.S. army for two years.

Sun, 03/24/2013 - 3:46pm

Mar 23, 1775: Patrick Henry declared "Give me liberty, or give me death."

Sat, 03/23/2013 - 3:21pm

Mar 22, 1895: Auguste and Louis Lumiere first demonstrated motion pictures using celluloid film in Paris.

Fri, 03/22/2013 - 2:23pm