History records some rather significant events that occurred on the 4th day of April.
1814- Napoleon relinquished his power for the first time.
1841- President William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia after being in office for 31 days. John Tyler took his place.
1850- Los Angeles California becomes a city.
1905- a devastating earthquake near Kangra kills about 370,000 people. On the Rector Scale it was a little over an 8.0.
1945- Ohrdruf Nazi death camp was liberated.
1965- The Beatles occupy the top five places in the Billboard single chart.
1968- Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray.
1968- Apollo 6 is launched.
1973- the World Trade Center in New York is officially dedicated.
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