04-27-2012, 09:28 PM
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April 28th
1906 ~ Birthday of Kurt Gödel, mathematician.
1937 ~ Birthday of Saddam Hussein, former leader of Iraq.
1941 ~ Birthday of Ann-Margret, Swedish-born actress.
1945 ~ Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were killed by members of the Italian resistance movement while trying to flee Italy.
1947 ~ Thor Heyerdahl and five crewmates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki.
1952 ~ The U.S. occupation of Japan ended.
1969 ~ Charles de Gaulle resigned as President of France.
1977 ~ The Red Army Faction trial concluded. The defendants, Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin & Jan-Carl Raspe were convicted.
2001 ~ Dennis Tito became the world's first space tourist.
2003 ~ Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store launched.
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