April 2:
1902 - "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California.
1917 - World War I: President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
1917 - The first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeannette Rankin, takes her seat as a representative from Montana.
Births:
1743-Thomas Jefferson
1805-Hans Christian Anderson
1939-Marvin Gaye
1947-Emmylou Harris
1961-Christopher Meloni
1965-Rodney King
1975-Adam Rodriguez
Holidays:
International Children's Book Day
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