Fw: On This Day in History (April 18): The Regulars are Coming! Fighting Ends in the American Revolution and San Francisco's Worst Earthquake
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On This Day in History
April 18
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? The cornerstone of the current is laid in the Vatican by Pope ?
? , William Dawes and Samuel Prescott ride from Charlestown to Lexington warning "the regulars are coming!"
? issues General Orders announcing the end of hostilities with Britain in the American Revolutionary War, giving thanks to the Almighty, offering congratulations, and authorizing an extra ration of alcohol to the troops to celebrate
| Arnold Genthe's famous photograph, looking toward the fire on Sacramento Street |
? and fire kills nearly 4,000 while destroying 75% of the city
? Egyptian Colonel seizes power and appoints himself Prime Minister
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Hardly a week went by when Lucrezia Borgia, born on this day, was not accused of some foul deed. But was she just a pawn in the hands of her evil family?
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