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Historical Events on April 4

  • Moscow

    1147

    First historical record of Moscow.

  • Napoleon

    1814

    Napoleon abdicates for the first time and names his son Napoleon II as Emperor of the French.

  • American Civil War

    1865

    American Civil War: A day after Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate capital.

  • World War II

    1944

    World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3000 civilians.

  • Hungary

    1945

    World War II: Soviet troops liberate Hungary from German occupation and occupy the country itself.

  • France

    1960

    France agrees to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of Senegal and French Sudan.

  • The Beatles

    1964

    The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    1967

    Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City's Riverside Church.

  • Ronald Reagan

    1984

    President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons.

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