On April 18, 1775 Paul Revere (pictured) met with Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn them that British troops were marching from Boston to Lexington.
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April 18,1906: San Francisco earthquake and fire killed nearly 4,000 while destroying 75% of the city.
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And on April 18, 1949 Republic of Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth.
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