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April 15th: McDonalds Opens its First Fast-Food Franchise

April 14, 2023
McDonald’s is one of the largest and most successful fast-food chains in the world. The company was founded in 1940 by Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California. The McDonald brothers were entrepreneurs who wanted to create a new type of restaurant that would serve high-quality food quickly and…

April 14th: The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight

April 14, 2023
The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is a famous event that occurred in El Paso, Texas, in 1881. The incident took place after a group of heavily armed Mexicans moved into the city looking for two missing vaqueros. After an inquest into the deaths of the vaqueros, tension arose…

April 12th: The Battle of Fort Sumter

April 12, 2023
The Battle of Fort Sumter was a significant event in the lead up to the American Civil War. It was a key moment in the escalating tensions between the North and South and ultimately marked the beginning of the Civil War. In early 1861, several southern states had already seceded…
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