Paul M. Krueger

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April 9, 1784

The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III…
April 9, 1865

Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending…
April 7, 529

First Corpus Juris Civilis, a fundamental work in jurisprudence, is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I. ㅤThe Corpus Juris…
April 7, 1933

Nazi Germany issues the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service banning Jews and political dissidents from civil…
April 7, 2003

U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein’s Ba’athist regime falls two days later. ㅤThe Battle of Baghdad was a key military…
April 1, 1924

Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years fortress confinement for his participation in the “Beer Hall Putsch” but spends only…
March 25, 1979

The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch. ㅤConstruction…
March 19, 1945

Adolf Hitler issues his “Nero Decree” ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities, and communications facilities in Germany to be destroyed. ㅤIn…
March 18, 1942

The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody. ㅤFollowing the attack on…
March 17, 180 CE

Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of eighteen, following the death of his father, Marcus…