Liberty Project Takes A Look Back: These are significant U.S. events from the month of April over the years...
Apr. 18, 2018
Liberty Project Time Capsule: A Look Back in History
On April 17, 1989 – Polish labor union Solidarity attained legal status after years of struggle, making way for the downfall of the Polish Communist Party.
On April 18 1776 – Paul Revere and William Dawes rode out of Boston at night to warn patriots at Lexington and Concord that the British were coming.
<p><strong>On April 19,1775</strong> – 70 armed militiamen faced off on Lexington Green with a British guard unit. The confrontation is credited by many as the start of the American Revolution.</p><p><strong>On April 19, 1943</strong> – Jewish people in the Warsaw Ghetto stage a revolt against Nazi troops attempting to deport them to death camps</p><p><strong>On April 25, 1967</strong> – The first law legalizing abortion, outside of cases when the woman's life was threatened, was signed by Colorado Republican Governor John Love</p><p><strong>On April 25, 1994 </strong>– Multiracial elections held for the first time in South Africa vote in Nelson Mandela as president and F.W. de Klerk as vice president</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-143"></div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p><strong>On April 28, 1945 </strong>– Italian fighters shot the dictator Benito Mussolini and end 23 years of Fascist rule in Italy.</p><p><strong>On April 30, 1789</strong> – George Washington becomes the first President of the United States of America on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City.</p><p><br></p><p></p>
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