A redacted version of the Mueller report is released to the United States Congress and the public. The **Mueller Report**, officially titled the *Report on…
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17 April 1907
The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day. The Ellis Island immigration center stands as one of the most…
16 April 1945
More than 7,000 die when the German transport ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine. In the final months of the Second World War,…
15 April 1755
Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London. Samuel Johnson’s *A Dictionary of the English Language*, first published in 1755, stands…
14 April 1865
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln dies the following day. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was one…
13 April 1111
Henry V, King of Germany, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Henry V, King of Germany and later Holy Roman Emperor, was one of the most…
12 April 1606
The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships. The Union Jack is the national flag of the United Kingdom, and…
11 April 1544
Italian War of 1542–46: A French army defeats Habsburg forces at the Battle of Ceresole, but fails to exploit its victory. The Italian War of…
10 April 1741
War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz. The War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) was a major…
9 April 1609
Philip III of Spain issues the decree of the “Expulsion of the Moriscos”. The Expulsion of the Moriscos was one of the most significant and…