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* [[1789]] - '''[[George Washington]]''' took office as the first [[President of the United States]]. |
* [[1789]] - '''[[George Washington]]''' took office as the first [[President of the United States]]. |
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* [[1948]] - The '''[[Organization of American States]]''' was established in [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]. |
* [[1948]] - The '''[[Organization of American States]]''' was established in [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]. |
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* [[1975]] - '''[[Reunification Day]]''' in [[Vietnam]]: [[North Vietnam]]ese troops [[Fall of Saigon|captured Saigon]], ending the '''[[Vietnam War]]'''. |
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* [[1993]] - '''[[CERN]]''' announced that the [[World Wide Web]] would be [[Free as in beer|free]] to everyone. |
* [[1993]] - '''[[CERN]]''' announced that the [[World Wide Web]] would be [[Free as in beer|free]] to everyone. |
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Revision as of 07:19, 30 April 2005
April 30: Great Sabbath in Eastern Christianity (2005); Queen's Day in The Netherlands; Walpurgis Night in various European countries.
- 711 - Umayyad troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad landed at Gibraltar, beginning the Moorish invasion of Iberia.
- 1789 - George Washington took office as the first President of the United States.
- 1948 - The Organization of American States was established in Bogotá, Colombia.
- 1975 - Reunification Day in Vietnam: North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon, ending the Vietnam War.
- 1993 - CERN announced that the World Wide Web would be free to everyone.