April 5, 1953 Philadelphia trolley route 65 (Old York Road-6th and 7th Streets) was abandoned and replaced by short extensions or trolley routes 20 and 50. This abandonment became necessary to eliminate duplication of service and to clear 6th and 7th Streets to vehiRcular traffic to and from the Delaware River/Benjamin Franklin Bridge.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky
April 5, 1920 A Pere Marquette ferry becomes stuck in the ice off Pt. Sauble after leaving Ludington and eleven passengers try to walk to shore. Suddenly the ice flow breaks up, and the winds carry the piece holding the group out into Lake Michigan. Hundreds of spectators line the shore and watch as the Coast Guard, with great difficulty, rescues the group.
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April 5, 1982 Michigan Interstate ends operation of the former Ann Arbor north of the city of Ann Arbor. Operation will briefly resume at a later date.
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April 5, 1995 CN North America opens the new St. Clair Tunnel.
Mark Tomlonson
