| Today in History |
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1997 ‐
Tiger Woods - Wins the Masters, the first person of color to claim the green jacket, as well as the youngest.
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1972 ‐
1st baseball players' strike ends after 13 days
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1959 ‐
Vatican edict forbids Roman Catholics from voting for communists
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1934 ‐
4.7 million US families report receiving welfare payments
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1920 ‐
1st woman US Civil Service Commissioner, Helen Hamilton appointed
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1911 ‐
The US House of Representatives votes to institute direct elections of senators to Congress, a step towards direct democracy
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1865 ‐
Raleigh, North Carolina, captured by Union forces
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1860 ‐
1st Pony Express reaches Sacramento, California
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1840 ‐
William Henry Lane ("Juda") perfects tap dance
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1796 ‐
First elephant arrives in US from India
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