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April 17th
1521 ~ Martin Luther appeared before the Holy Roman Emperor at Worms, Germany, and was cross-examined about his thoughts on religious reform.
1741 ~ Birthday of Samuel Chase, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
1790 ~ Death of Benjamin Franklin, Politician, Inventor, Diplomat, & Printer.
1837 ~ Birthday of J.P. Morgan, Financier, Art Collector, & Philanthropist.
1861 ~ The Virginia State Convention voted to secede from the Union.
1894 ~ Birthday of Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet politician & Premier 1958-1964.
1903 ~ Birthday of Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist.
1961 ~ Cuba was invaded at the “Bay of Pigs” by a U.S. supported invasion force of 1,500 Cuban exiles, who were defeated by Fidel Castro's forces.
1984 ~ Police Constable Yvonne Fletcher was killed by gunfire coming from the Libyan People's Bureau in central London.
2003 ~ Death of Dr. Robert Atkins, noted for the Atkin's Diet.
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