2014
This Week in History: 4-28-14
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On April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian and the crew of the HMS Bounty mutiny, casting Captain William Bligh adrift in a small boat.
On April 29, 1945, American troops liberate the Dachau concentration camp in Germany.
On April 29, 1992, Massive rioting erupts in Los Angeles after four police officers are acquitted in the Rodney King beating.
On April 30, 1945, German dictator Adolph Hitler and his wife commit suicide as Allied forces close in.
On May 1, 2003, U.S. President George Bush, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, declares “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq.
On May 3, 2006, a federal jury sentences Zacarias Moussaoui to life in prison in connection with the 9/11 attacks.
Quote: ” If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.” -Anonymous
Have a Great Week!
