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Date: April 1, 2016 at 6:06:45 AM EDT
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Subject: 1700: April Fools tradition popularized
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1700 April Fools tradition popularized On this day in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools' Day by playing practical jokes on each other. Although the day, also called All Fools' Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, its exact origins remain a mystery. Some... read more »
American Revolution 1789 First U.S. House of Representatives elects speaker »
Automotive 1993 The "Polish Prince" killed in plane crash »
Civil War 1865 Confederates suffer at Battle of Five Forks »
Cold War 1948 Soviets stop U.S. and British military trains »
Crime 1800 Weeks' trial sheds light on early procedure » 1924 Beer Hall Putsch secures Hitler's rise to power »
Disaster 1946 Alaskan earthquake triggers massive tsunami »
General Interest 1621 The Pilgrim-Wampanoag peace treaty » 1918 RAF founded » 1924 Hitler sent to Landsberg jail »
Hollywood 1963 Soap operas General Hospital and The Doctors premiere »
Literary 1816 Jane Austen declines royal writing advice »
Music 1984 Marvin Gaye is shot and killed by his own father »
Old West 1877 Discoverer of Tombstone begins prospecting »
Presidential 1970 Nixon signs legislation banning cigarette ads on TV and radio »
Sports 1985 Villanova beats Georgetown for NCAA basketball championship »
World War I 1918 British Royal Air Force is founded »
World War II 1945 U.S. troops land on Okinawa »
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