April 18, 1958 the U.S.'s federal court rules that the poet Ezra Pound, is to be released from his insane asylum. April 19, 1987 the Simpsons premieres as a short cartoon on The Tracy Ullman Show! April 20, 2001 China finally removes homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses! I mean it shouldn't have even been a mental illness in the first place! April 21, 1944 the women in France become allowed to vote! How awesome! April 22, 1970 the very first earth day is celebrated! GO GREEN!!:) April 23, 1597 William Shakespeare's play, "The Merry Wives of Windsor", is first preformed, with the attendance of Queen Elizabeth l of England! April 24, 1184 B.C. the Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse:) April 25, 1901 New York becomes the first state which requires automobiles to have license plates. April 26, 1865 the union cavalry troopers corner and kill John Wilkes Booth (Abraham Lincoln's assassin) in Virginia. April 27, 1810 Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, called Fur Elise.
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