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Two bombs explode near the finish line of this annual racing event, killing three people and injuring 264 others.
2013		 Boston Marathon
95.1%
New York City Marathon
1.1%
Chicago Marathon
0.6%
Philadelphia Marathon
0.8%
This English actress, who starred as Hermione in the ‘Harry Potter’ series, is born.
1990		 Emma Watson
93.3%
Bonnie Wright
0.6%
Emily Blunt
2.2%
Felicity Jones
1.5%
The ‘Rand McNally Auto Chum’ is published. It is the first edition of what will become the best-selling ‘Rand McNally ______’.
1924		 Road Atlas
79.2%
Travel Guide
9.2%
Auto Manual
7.4%
Auto Brochure
2.3%
President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. This man becomes president upon his death.
1865		 Andrew Johnson
77.7%
Chester A. Arthur
5.9%
Rutherford B. Hayes
7.3%
James Buchanan
9.1%
US Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the ______ scandal.
1922		 Teapot Dome
73.6%
Crédit Mobilier
2.3%
Whiskey Ring
14.2%
Watergate
8.6%
Jackie Robinson debuts for this MLB team, breaking baseball’s color line.
1947		 Brooklyn Dodgers
72.1%
New York Giants
7.2%
New York Yankees
15.4%
Pittsburgh Pirates
3.2%
This man, the 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea, is born.
1912		 Kim Il-sung
46.9%
Kim Jong-il
26.5%
Kim Jong-un
18.4%
Jong Kim-sung
7.5%
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