Historical Events for 21st April 2023

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1862 - Ellen Price Wood's "East Lynne" premieres in Boston
1865 - Abraham Lincoln's funeral train leaves Washington
1914 - US marines occupy Vera Cruz, a major Mexican port; they will stay for 6 months
1928 - "The Passion of Joan of Arc", directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Renée Jeanne Falconetti and Eugène Silvain, is released in Denmark
1940 - 1st $64 Question, "Take It or Leave It," on CBS Radio
1945 - WWII: Allied troops occupy German nuclear laboratory in Haigerloch
1945 - WWII: Soviet army arrives at outskirts of Berlin, Germany
1961 - French army revolts in Algeria
1985 - Bomb attacks in NATO/AEG-Telefunken building in Brussels
2010 - "Shrek Forever After" directed by Mike Mitchell with voices by Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival

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