04-11-2005, 05:12 AM
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April 11th
1774 ~ Last execution for witchcraft in Germany.
1814 ~ Napoleon abdicated and was exiled to Elba.
1893 ~ Birthday of Dean Acheson, former United States Secretary of State.
1899 ~ Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States.
1906 ~ Death of James Anthony Bailey, co-founder with Phineas Taylor Barnum of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.
1945 ~ World War II: United States forces liberated Buchenwald concentration camp.
1951 ~ Korean War: President Harry S. Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
1961 ~ Bob Dylan made his singing début in New York City.
1970 ~ Apollo 13 was launched.
1979 ~ Ugandan dictator Idi Amin was deposed.
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