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May 1, 2003: 2003 Invasion of Iraq–In what becomes known as the “Mission Accomplished” speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, President George W. Bush declares that “major combat operations in Iraq have ended.”
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April 30, 1938: The animated cartoon short Porky’s Hare Hunt debuts in movie theater, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).
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April 29, 1953: The first U.S. experimental 3-D-TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
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April 28, 1930: The first night game in organized baseball takes place in Independence, Kanasas
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April 27, 1981: Xeroz PARC introduces the computer mouse