| Today in History |
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2020 ‐
Date of the 1st COVID-19 related death in the US (confirmed by the CDC April 21)
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1987 ‐
No-smoking rules take effect in US federal buildings
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1952 ‐
Queen Elizabeth II is crowned when her father King George VI dies
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1899 ‐
Spanish–American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate
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1894 ‐
Bottle opener patented by William Painter
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1867 ‐
American financier and philanthropist George Peabody establishes the Peabody Education Fund to provide improvements to existing schools in poor areas of the southern USA
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