Talk:April 4

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April 4: Qingming Festival in the Chinese calendar; Hansik in South Korea; (2008); Children's Day in Taiwan 1660 – Charles II of England issued the Declaration of Breda, describing his conditions for the Restoration of the crown of England. 1721 – Robert Walpole took office as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons, becoming the first British Prime Minister, though the term "Prime Minister" was not used at the time. 1949 – Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, creating NATO. 1968 – American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (pictured) was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. 1969 – Surgeons Denton Cooley and Domingo Liotta implanted the first total artificial heart. 1976 – Norodom Sihanouk abdicated from the role of leader of Cambodia and was arrested by the Khmer Rouge. More events: April 3 – April 4 – April 5 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 20:50, June 12, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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Was Francis Drake knighted on April 4? Was he knighted as soon as he stepped off the boat? -- Zoe

When I checked this fact I saw several references to him being knighted while still on his boat. The Queen wanted a portion of his loot that he stole from the Spanish so she was very motivated to "legitimize" Drake's actions by knighting him. This pissed Philip off something fierce. --mav

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[edit] Second battle of the Somme in 1918 listed incorrectly?

Should this not list as "The First Battle of the Somme (1918)", considering the timeline states that it ended on April 4 1918? The Second phase (or battle) happened from August 21, 1918 to the (essentially) end of WWI. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tommy6860 (talk • contribs) 04:12, 4 April 2008 (UTC)