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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.
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The Netherlands recognizes the newly formed United States - April 19th, 1782
On this day in 1782, the Dutch Republic became the second nation to officially recognize the sovereignty of the United States.
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake - April 18th, 1906
On this day in 1906, a powerful earthquake devastated San Francisco, California.
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Henri Giraud escapes from Königstein Castle - April 17th, 1942
On this day in 1942, French General Henri Giraud made a daring escape from a Nazi stronghold in Saxony, Germany.
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Two giants pandas arrive in the U.S. from China - April 16th, 1972
On this day in 1972, giant pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing moved into their new home at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.
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The first school for the deaf opens in Hartford, Connecticut - April 15th, 1817
On this day in 1817, America’s first permanent school for deaf children opened in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Introducing: The Sicilian Inheritance
Every family has an origin story – for author Jo Piazza (Under the Influence, Wilder) her family's is a murder mystery. For as long as she can remember the Piazzas have told the story of their Sicilian roots going back over a hundred years ago: one by one the sons and then their father sailed off to America to carve out a better life. Their mother, Lorenza Marsala was supposed to join them – but she never made it. She was murdered by the Sicilian mafia, they said. The truth of what happened has morphed like a game of telephone through the generations. Various versions of the story claim she was killed by the Black Hand, others insisted she was a witch, killed over a bad spell. Now, Jo is determined to untangle the twisted narrative which just might bridge the gap from cinematic mob fantasies to an unexpected reality. Join her in Sicily on a family vacation/fact finding mission in which she goes to the scene of the crime, confronts mafia experts, consults mediums, and tracks down Italian officials, determined to set the record straight on her great, great grandmother’s mysterious disappearance.
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