History for April 1 - On-This-Day.com:
Otto Von Bismarck 1815 - First chancellor of united Germany, Lon Chaney 1883 - Actor ("The Phantom of the Opera"), William Manchester 1922 - Writer
Debbie Reynolds (Mary Frances Reynolds) 1932 - Singer, Actress, mother of actress Carrie Fisher, Ali MacGraw 1938 - Actress, Samuel Alito 1950 - U.S. Supreme Court justice
1891 - The William Wrigley Jr. Company was founded in Chicago, IL. The company is most known for its Juicy Fruit gum.
1924 - Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison for high treason in relation to the "Beer Hall Putsch."
1933 - Nazi Germany began the persecution of Jews by boycotting Jewish businesses.
1945 - U.S. forces invaded Okinawa during World War II. It was the last campaign of World War II.
1946 - Weight Watchers was formed.
1948 - The Berlin Airlift began.
1954 - The U.S. Air Force Academy was formed in Colorado.
1979 - Iran was proclaimed to be an Islamic Republic by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after the fall of the Shah.
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