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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2016

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  • Published Apr 21, 2016 4:32 pm KST
  • Updated Apr 21, 2016 4:32 pm KST

Today is Friday, April 22, the 114th day of 2016. There are 252 days left in the year.

1370 — Bastille begins being built in Paris France

1500 — Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil & claims it for Portugal

1509 — Henry VIII ascends to throne to become King of England

1526 — First slave revolt occurs in South Carolina

1529 — Treaty of Saragosa Spain & Portugal divide eastern hemisphere

1648 — English army claims king Charles I responsible for bloodshed

1659 — Lord protector Cromwell disbands English parliament

1662 — Royal Society incorporates

1671 — King Charles II sits in on English parliament

1677 — Battle at Catania between French & Dutch fleet