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April 9th

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  • 1945

    NFL mandates players to wear long stockings.

  • 2013

    Magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Iran kills 37, injures 850.

  • 1860

    World's first recording of the human voice by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville.

  • 1959

    Frank Lloyd Wright, visionary architect, passes away.

  • 1833

    Peterborough, NH, opens the first municipally supported public library in the US.

  • 1957

    Suez Canal cleared for all shipping. View Post →

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  • 1865

    Robert E. Lee surrenders, marking a pivotal moment in American history.

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