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Today in History: April 18

1521 Martin Luther confronts the emperor Charles V, refusing to retract the views which led to his excommunication.

1506 The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid in the Vatican by Pope Julius II

1775 American revolutionaries Paul Revere and William Dawes ride though the towns of Massachusetts warning that "the British are coming."

1818 A regiment of Indians and blacks is defeated at the Battle of Suwannee, in Florida, ending the First Seminole War.

1847 U.S. forces defeat Mexicans at Cerro Gordo in one of the bloodiest battle of the Mexican-American War.

1861 Colonel Robert E. Lee turns down an offer to command the Union armies.

1906 A massive earthquake hits San Francisco, measuring 8.25 on the Richter scale and fire kills nearly 4,000 while destroying 75% of the city(should happen again)

1923 Yankee Stadium opens with Babe Ruth hitting a three-run homer as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 4-1.

1956Grace Kelly becomes a princess
The movie star marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco in a civil ceremony, effectively ending her acting career. The formal church ceremony will happen the next day, watched by millions on live TV. Prince Rainier III and the Princess consort will remain married until her death in 1982.

1978 The U.S. Senate approves the transfer of the Panama Canal to Panama.

1983 A suicide bomber kills U.S. Marines at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon.

1991 Congress ends railroad worker 1 day strike

2013 Two earth-like planets are discovered orbiting the star Kepler-62

2020 French flagship aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle reports over 1,000 cases of COVID-19, prompting an investigation

2022 US Federal judge rules as "unlawful" Biden administration’s mandate that masks be worn on public transportation

2023 Fox News settles lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million, moments before trial, with Fox admitting it had defamed Dominion during US 2020 election by broadcasting conspiracy theories


Born on April 18

1918 Clifton Keith Hillegass, founder of the study guides known as Cliff's Notes.

JOTD
Two whales are swimming along in the ocean...

When one whale spots a fishing boat. So he says to the other whale "Hey, that is the boat that harpooned Frank, we should get back at them"
The other whale says "Oh yeah? What should we do?"
"I say we both go under their boat, and blow our blowholes as hard as we can, that will knock over their boat!" And so both whales went under the boat, and with a powerful blast they were able to capsize the boat and send all the sailors into the water.
The first whale then says "Now that they are all in the water, I say we eat them!"
And the second whale replies "Woah, woah, woah. I was all for the blow job but I won't swallow any seamen".








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