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April 14Celebrate the summer holidays at the Trang Music Festival Songkran Party on the Beach. Enjoy performances by Praew Kanitkul, Musketeers, Room 39, Boom Boom Cash, Scrubb and Moderndog from 5 pm until late at Rachamongkol Pak Meng Beach, Trang. Tickets are 1,000 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 1828, Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary. |
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April 15In 1912, the British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic soon after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of the 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive. In 1989, a human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium in England during the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 96 football fans. |
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April 16Birthday wishes go out to Taiwanese actress and model Shu Qi (1976). In 1992, Greek oil tanker Katina P runs aground off of Maputo, Mozambique and spills around 60,000 tons of crude oil into the ocean. |
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April 17In 1970, NASA’s Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely after having to abort a moon landing due to an exploding oxygen tank. In 1964, the Ford Mustang goes on sale for the first time in North America. |
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April 181994, the popular stage musical Beauty and the Beast, based on a classic fairy tale, opens at the Palace Theater in New York City. In 1923, the famous Yankee Stadium opens in the Bronx, New York City. |
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April 19In 1956, American actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco. In 1987, The Simpsons premieres as a short cartoon on The Tracey Ullman Show. |
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April 20Until May 8 at Ardel Gallery of Modern Art on Boromrachonanee Road, see Play, an exhibition of oil paintings inspired by vintage magazine covers by local artist Tawatchai Somkong. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1939, American jazz singer Billie Holiday records the classic song “Strange Fruit,” which deals with racism and the lynching of African Americans in the US. |
