Event of the day! April 26th

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The Empire State Building was dedicated on This Day in History 1931 by President Herbert Hoover.
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50 years ago, anti-war rallies began forming on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio. Soon the National Guard was called in—and on May 4, 1970, four students were dead.
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May Day—otherwise known as International Workers’ Day. The connection between May 1 and labor rights began in the United States, at the height of the industrial revolution.
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190 years ago.
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" was published on May 24th, 1830.
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In the midst of the Great Depression, San Fransisco's Golden Gate Bridge opened on This Day in 1937.
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President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act on this day in 1830, setting the stage for the Trail of Tears.
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