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  This Day in History: April 30, 1803 – Representatives of the United States…

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  April 30, 1803 - Representatives of the United States and Napoleonic France conclude negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase; an historical sketch from the files of the General Land Office : reprinted in commemoration of the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase / by Frank Bond, chief clerk. Reprinted from 1933 ed. [...]

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  This Day in History: April 27, 1773 – The British Parliament passes the Tea Act…

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  April 27, 1773 – The British Parliament passes the Tea Act eventually leading to the Boston Tea Party as a protest taxation tyranny. Tea leaves: being a collection of letters and documents relating to the shipment of tea to the American colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company E215.7 .T25 1884x  [...]

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  Now Online: Ayduth Lachayim: Witness to Life

  04.26.13 | Permalink | Comment?

  Digital Items in Ohio Memory by Shannon Kupfer Digital/Tangible Media Cataloger Librarian, State Library of Ohio During the Holocaust, Sonja Marsh, a Polish Jew, lived by “staying one step ahead of the Nazis” and carrying false papers.  By 1980, however, she was a smiling grandmother in Cleveland, Ohio, seeking to document her experience for her [...]

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  This Day in History: April 26, 1986 – The world’s worst nuclear power plant accident…

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  April 26, 1986 - The world’s worst nuclear power plant accident occurs at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union. Final warning : the legacy of Chernobyl TK1362.S65 G35 1988   Located in the State Library stacks

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  This Day in History: April 25, 1990 – The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery…

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  April 25, 1990 - The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery places the Hubble Space Telescope, a long-term space-based observatory, into a low orbit around Earth. Exploring the universe with the Hubble Space Telescope NAS 1.83:126   located in Federal documents compact shelving

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  This Day in History: April 24, 1800 – The Library of Congress…

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  April 24, 1800 – The Library of Congress is established The Library of Congress: a picture story of the world’s largest library Z733.U58 G8    Located in the State Library stacks

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  This Day in History: April 23, 1564 – William Shakespeare…

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  April 23, 1564 - Traditionally thought to be birth date of William Shakespeare in Statford-on-Avon.  His death is conclusively known as April 23, 1616. Shakespeare, a pictorial biography PR2894 .H258x  Located in the State Library Stacks

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  This Day in History: April 21, 1930 – Fire at Ohio State Penitentiary…

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  April 21, 1930 – Fire at Ohio State Penitentiary kills 320 inmates. Ohio Penitentiary fire of Monday, April 21, 1930 (list of victims) HV9475.O4 W66 2003x  Located in State Library Stacks connect to online version in catalog Also see Ohio Vertical File

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  This Day in History: April 20, 1871 – With passage of the Third Force Ace…

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  April 20, 1871 – With passage of the Third Force Ace, popularly known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, Congress authorizes President Grant to declare martial law, impose heavy penalties against terrorist organizations, and use military force to suppress the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Ku Klux Klan: its origin, growth, and disbandment E668 .L64 1971  [...]

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  This Day in History: April 19, 1995 – A massive truck bomb…

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  April 19, 1995 – A massive truck bomb explodes outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City tragedy T 17.16:30/2   Located in Federal Documents

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