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January 1: Public Domain Day; Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Roman Rite Catholicism) Lachlan Macquarie 1725 – J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Jesu, nun sei gepreiset , which features trumpet fanfares at the start and end.
1865 – Uruguayan War: Brazilian and Colorado Party forces captured the city of Paysandú from its Uruguayan defenders.; 1920 – Under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer (pictured), U.S. Department of Justice agents launched a series of raids against radical leftists and anarchists in more than 30 cities and towns across 23 states.
The New York Times: On This Day; Library of Congress: Today in History; History Channel (US): This Day in History; History Channel (UK): This Day in History; New Zealand Government: Today in New Zealand History Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; Computer History Museum: This Day in History; Internet Movie Database: This Day in Movie ...
Afro-Colombian Day ; Christian feast day: Arcangelo Tadini; Blessed Adílio Daronch and Manuel Gómez González; Blessed Franz Jägerstätter; Earliest day on which Corpus Christi can fall, while June 24 is the latest; held on Thursday after Trinity Sunday (often locally moved to Sunday). (Roman Catholic Church)
April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) ... 1738 – Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") is founded in Madrid.
On This Day In History was a feature on the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the UK between 1988 and 1993. It was devised by the programme's presenter at the time, Simon Mayo , and was broadcast at approximately 8.45am.
October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) ... 1891 – The Mino–Owari earthquake, the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history, occurs.
Remembrance Day (United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, including Australia and Canada) Veterans Day, called Armistice Day until 1954, when it was rededicated to honor American military (Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force) veterans. (United States) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975.