THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021

1778-Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol

1793-Volcano Unsen on Japan erupts killing about 53,000

1867-Singapore, Penang & Malakka become British crown colonies

1891-Painter Gauguin leaves Marseille for Tahiti

1928-Chiang Kai-shek's army crosses Yangtze

1933-Nazi Germany begins persecution of Jews boycotting Jewish businesses

1944-Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India

1945-U.S. forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WWII

1945-First edition of Indonesia Merdeka publishes

1953-J van Bale appointed Governor of New Guinea

1957-World's biggest glass oven used

1966-China premier Zhou Enlai starts "Cultural revolution"

1991-Supreme Court rules jurors can't be barred from serving due to race