Fw: On This Day in History (April 13): First Pony Express, Dramatic End to the Abyssinian War and Hallelujah! Music
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On This Day in History
April 13
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? The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, and of France is captured
? Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots
? First rider reaches Sacramento, California
| British soldiers discover the body of Emperor Tewodros II after he committed suicide following the Battle of Magdala |
? Abyssinian War ends as British and Indian troops capture Magdala and ?
? Apollo 13 announces, "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here" after a Beech-built oxygen tank exploded en route to the Moon
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Few can fail to be moved by Handel's Messiah oratorio, culminating in the Hallelujah Chorus. It was even said to have brought a king to his feet.
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