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Today in History: April 12, Civil War begins with gunfire at Fort Sumter

Today in History: April 11, Civil Rights Act becomes law a week after Martin Luther King is killed

Today in History: April 10, The Titanic sets sail from England, bound for New York

Today in History: April 9, Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War

Today in History: April 8, Hank Aaron hits 715th homer, breaking Babe Ruth’s career record

Today in History: April 7, genocide erupts in Rwanda

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Today in History: April 7, civil war erupts in Rwanda

Today in History: April 6, first modern Olympics begin

Today in History: April 5, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are sentenced to death

Today in History: April 4, Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis at age 39

Today in History: April 3, Martin Luther King Jr. makes final speech

Today in History: April 1, first pro baseball, hockey strikes begin, 20 years apart

Today in History: March 31, Ferdinand and Isabella expel Jews from Spain

Today in History: March 30, President Ronald Reagan is shot

Today in History: March 29, US combat troops leave Vietnam