On This Very Day
April 7th
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- 1788
First settlement in Ohio established at Marietta.
- 1795
France adopts the metre as the basic unit of length.
- 1805
Lewis and Clark Expedition departs Fort Mandan for the Pacific Ocean.
- 1818
Andrew Jackson captures Spanish Fort San Marcos in the First Seminole War.
- 1945
Battle of Okinawa: Kamikaze attack damages US battleships off Okinawa island.
- 1951
First masters tournament by American Bowling Congress begins.
- 1969
Internet's symbolic birth date with publication of RFC 1.
- 2016
Longest-ever python found in Malaysia measures 26ft/8m.
- 1954
Jackie Chan, famed actor and martial artist, born.
- 1947
Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, dies.
- 1930
First steel columns set for the Empire State Building.
- 1933
Prohibition ends in the United States. View Post →
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