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On This Day…..
Hank Aaron’s First Home Run…… April 23, 1954…… The baseball legend Hank Aaron hits his first major-league home run.He would break Babe Ruth’s record of 714 home runs in 1974.
On This Day…..
Mexican Sewer Explosion….. April 22, 1992……. A Series of explosions in the Guadalajara, Mexico sewer system flattened buildings, hurled cars into air, and killed about a thousand people. Residents had been complaining of a strong gas-like odor and white smoke coming from the sewers for several days before the explosions. They were experiencing burning eyes,…
This Weekend In History…..
Oklahoma City Bombing….. April 19, 1995…… The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, is bombed, killing 168, injuring more than 680 others, and causing $652 million worth of damage. It was the largest domestic terrorist attack in the United States up to that date. The attack was perpetrated by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.…
On This Day…..
Beirut Embassy Bombing….. April 18, 1983….. A suicide truck-bomber strikes the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, killing 17 Americans and 46 Lebanese. This attack marked the beginning of Islamist attacks on U.S. targets and remains the most lethal attack in the CIA’s history.