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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1814 – Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates his throne and is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba (More info) 1945 – American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or ASPCA, is founded (More info) 1874 – The first Arbor Day results in over 1 million trees being planted (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1865 – Robert E. Lee surrenders his army to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War (More info) 1959 – NASA announces its first seven astronauts, later dubbed the “Mercury Seven” (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1904 – Longacre Square in Manhattan is renamed Times Square after the New York Times (More info) 1935 – The Works Progress Administration is approved by Congress to help alleviate joblessness during the Great Depression (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1862 – General Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army defeat the Confederates near Shiloh, Tenn. (More info) 1940 – Booker T. Washington becomes the first African-American to be depicted on a US postage stamp (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1830 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is organized by Joseph Smith, Jr. and others (More info) 1896 – The first modern Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1792 – President George Washington casts the first presidential veto (More info) 1922 – The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1818 – The US Congress adopts a flag with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (More info) 1841 – President William Henry Harrison dies from pneumonia just one month after his inauguration (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1860 – The first successful United States Pony Express run begins (More info) 1882 – Jesse James is killed by Robert Ford, one of his own gang members (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1700 – English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day by playing practical jokes on each other (More info) 1933 – The Nazi persecution of Jews begins in Germany with a boycott of Jewish businesses (More info)