21 April 2009

More history of today

From The New York Times, these:
1836 Texans led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto, assuring Texas' independence.
1918 Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the German ace known as the Red Baron, was killed in action during World War One.
1975 South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu resigned after ten years in office.

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