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April 15, 1865: Abraham Lincoln dies without regaining consciousness after being shot the previous evening by actor, John Wilkes Booth.
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April 14, 1828: Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary.
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April 13, 1996: The first elephant ever seen in the United States arrives from India.
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April 12, 1934: The strongest surface wind gust in the world at 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire.
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April 11, 1976: The Apple 1 is created.