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April Happenings Quiz

These things happen(ed) in April. Based on the clues, guess what they are.
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Clue
Answer
April 1
Annual holiday
April 2, 742
Birth of this Frankish King
April 3, 1882
This Old West outlaw is killed by Robert Ford
April 4, 1968
He is assassinated
April 5, 1994
Suicide of this musician
April 6, 1973
In baseball's American League,
this position is used for the first time
April 7, 2012
Death of this 60 Minutes journalist
April 8, 1974
He surpasses Babe Ruth's home run record
April 9, 1867
The U.S. purchases this territory
April 10, 1872
First celebration of this holiday
April 11, 1814
Abdication of this French leader
April 12, 1861
This war begins at Fort Sumter
April 13, 1997
Tiger Woods becomes the youngest winner of this tournament
April 14, 1865
He is shot at Ford's theater
April 15, 1912
This ship sinks in the northern Atlantic
April 16, 2007
Seung-Hui Cho kills 32 people at this American university
April 17, 1961
Bay of Pigs invasion begins in this country
April 18, 1980
This country, formerly known as Rhodesia,
becomes independent
April 19, 2005
This pope is elected
April 20, 1889
This historical villain is born
April 21, 753 BC
This city is founded by twin brothers
April 22
Annual holiday
April 23, 1616
He dies at Stratford-upon-Avon
April 24, 1898
US declares war on this country
April 25, 404 BC
Athens is defeated by this city-state
April 26, 1986
Nuclear accident occurs at this power plant
April 27, 2005
First flight of this super-jumbo jet
April 28, 1945
This former leader is executed by firing squad
April 29, 2011
She marries Prince William
April 30, 1803
The US acquires this territory from France
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HighFidelity
Typed "US Masters"- didn't work.
Apr 24, 2012  delete  reply
Quizmaster
Okay, that will work now.
Apr 24, 2012  delete  reply
mikeyanderson7
I typed both arbor and earth as answers but didn't put day after them. I guess I need to be more careful, but I like that you have it that way.
Apr 24, 2012  delete  reply
shorttimer
im wondering how you could have left the Columbine shooting out of this.
Apr 24, 2012  delete  reply
Camelback
I put in Airbus 380, would that be acceptable
Apr 24, 2012  delete  reply
Quizmaster
Okay. That will work now.
Apr 25, 2012  delete  reply
theLAYTshow
Great quiz QM, I'm hoping there's more like it to come! Cannot for the life of me spell Mussolini
Apr 24, 2012  delete  reply
Englishrose
is April fools day actually a holiday over there? Or do you use the word holiday to mean 'day with a specific name'?
Apr 24, 2012  delete  reply
darkseraphim21
A lot of American 'holidays' are stupid and pointless and not many of us actually recognize that they're even occurring.
Apr 24, 2012  delete  reply
yocoy
Englishrose, while I don't share your other respondant's sentiments, April Fool's day is indeed not an actual holiday in America. There are only 10 true federal holidays here (NYD, MLK's birthday, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas). Days like Valentine's Day, Halloween, Mothers' and Fathers' Day, etc are celebrated as "holidays" by just about everyone but not recognized with the closing of federal and state agencies like the official ones are.
Apr 24, 2012  delete  reply
geop
I think I put in airbus 380 and it didn't take
Apr 24, 2012  delete  reply
indiavoyager
interesting quiz...lets see more of these
Apr 25, 2012  delete  reply
ZapTheSheep
I tend to type in just the last names to save time on answers. I would recommend that you add 'Bonaparte' as an acceptable answer for Napoleon.
Apr 25, 2012  delete  reply
Quizmaster
Okay. That will work now.
Apr 25, 2012  delete  reply
What
Thanks a lot, it's an interesting quiz.
May 31, 2012  delete  reply
screamingwatermelon
i couldnt spell mussolinni
Oct 1, 2012  delete  reply
Zola25
Mussolini
Mar 11, 2013  delete  reply
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