MONDAY, April 17, 2023

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Today in History

MONDAY, April 17, 2023

Posted : 2023-04-16 15:00

Updated : 2023-04-16 15:16

1711-Charles VI Habsburg becomes king of Austria

1865-Mary Surratt is arrested as a conspirator in Lincoln's assassination

1905-U.S. Supreme court judges maximum work day unconstitutional

1946-Syria declares independence from French administration

1956-Kominform disbands

1964-Ford Mustang formally introduced ($2368 base)

1975-Phnom Penh fell to Communist insurgents, ending Cambodia's 5-year war

1983-In Warsaw, police route 1,000 Solidarity supporters

1986-IBM produces first megabit-chip

1989-Polish labor union granted legal status

1990-Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar India, 80 die

1994-Aruba government of Oduber falls

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