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Crossing April #1

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A look at the month of April through the lens of history.
Author: zorba_scank - Diff: Harder

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      1. 17 April 1946 - __ gained independence from France
      4. 25 April 1953 - Watson and ___ published an article on the double helix structure of DNA
      7. Exclamation of surprise
      8. 2 April 2019 - Lori Lightfoot became the first black woman to be elected ___ of Chicago
      9. April 1860 - Franklin, the first organized town in __ was settled
      10. Possess
      11. April 1997 - ___ came out of the closet on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (first name)
      14. 7 April 1933 - __ Paragraph in German law restricting Civil Service to a particular race
      17. 2 April 1513 - ___ de Leon first sighted Florida
      20. 14 April 1865 - ___ assassinated Lincoln
      23. Everyone
      24. Village in Punjab, India
      25. Profession of 20A
      26. Spasm
      27. 4 April 1979 - Australian actor, famous for the role of Joker, was born (first name)
      28. Married Prince Rainier III on 18 April 1956 (last name only)

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      1. WWI Battle - 21 March-4 April 1918
      2. 1 April 1918 - __ Air Force founded in UK
      3. 8 April 1974 __ hit 715th home run (surname only)
      4. 15 April 1989 - The Tiananmen Square protests began in __
      5. 5 April 1906 - Mount Vesuvius in __ erupted causing the Olympics venue to shift
      6. Estonian currency
      12. Dry, hot wind across the northern Indian subcontinent in April
      13. And so on (abbr.)
      15. Young resident of the Hundred Acre Wood
      16. Towards the stern
      17. 8 April 1992 - __ magazine last issue published, before a brief revival
      18. 22 April 1938 - __ Nolan, first Argentine to win Ms. Universe title, born
      19. 22 April 1970 - __ Day was first celebrated
      20. 14 April 1935 - __ Sunday dust storm
      21. Numerical system using 8 as a base
      22. Became President of the US on 12 April 1945 (first name only)