The Bolivian city of Potosí was founded after vast deposits of silver were discovered in the mountains nearby.
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Apple was launched from the home of Steve Jobs and with the help of Steve Wozniak.
Bonnie and Clyde shot two highway patrolmen outside Grapevine, Texas.
NASA celebrated April Fool's Day by telling the world that they found water on Mars.
Great Britain claimed The Straits Settlements as crown colonies: Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
The Netherlands became the first country in the world to allow same-sex marriage.
