CoM Moderators Posted April 1 Posted April 1 1724 - Jonathan Swift publishes "Drapier's Letters" a series of seven pamphlets against a privately minted copper coinage Swift saw as inferior and corrupt 1900 - 1st edition of Dutch newspaper "The People" 1941 - Pro-German Rashid Ali al-Ghailani grabs power in Iraq 1966 - "Hold On, I'm Comin'" single released by Sam and Dave 1973 - Despite a final round, 5-3 loss to Montreal, Boston Bruins center Phil Esposito wins his third consecutive NHL scoring title with 130 points from 55 goals and 75 assists in the 78-game season 1976 - Conrail takes over operations from six bankrupt railroads in the northeastern U.S.. 1978 - Philippine College of Commerce becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines by presidential decree 1982 - Quebec center Peter Šťastný scores 4th career hat trick and 4 assists, and his brother Marián adds 5 assists to lead the Nordiques to an 8-5 win at Boston 2007 - Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Morgan Pressel wins by 1 from Brittany Lincicome, Catriona Matthew and Suzann Pettersen; youngest-ever winner of an LPGA major at 18 years, 313 days 2019 - Major archaeological site announced discovered on a reef in the middle of Lake Titicaca, in Andes, dated 8th and 10th centuries AD from Tiwanaku state More Historical Events »
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