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Executed for Being Too Capitalist
In 1961, in Soviet Central Asia, 21 managers were executed for using capitalist methods.
The Amritsar Massacre of 1919
On 13 April 1919, the British Indian Army fired on an unarmed crowd, killing hundreds
The First Starbucks
In 1971 the first Starbucks coffee shop opened in Seattle.
Angela Merkel
On April 10 2000, Angela Merkel became the first woman to lead a German political party.
A Japanese Royal Wedding
In a change to tradition Japan's Crown Prince Akihito married a non-royal, in April 1959.
The Ogaden War
In 1977 Somalia invaded Ethiopia in an attempt to take control of disputed territory.
Mallory on Everest
In 1999 the body of legendary British mountaineer, George Mallory, was found on Everest.
Romania's Orphans
In 1989 news began to emerge of terrible conditions in Romania's orphanages.
The Execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
On April 4th 1979 Pakistan's first democratically elected Prime Minister was hanged.
Nigeria's War on Indiscipline
In 1984, General Buhari's military regime launched an unusual campaign to clean up Nigeria
