The lost Roman city of Pompeii was rediscovered by a Spanish engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.
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The US Air Force accidentally bombed the Swiss city of Schaffhausen.
Great Britain claimed The Straits Settlements as crown colonies: Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
NASA celebrated April Fool's Day by telling the world that they found water on Mars.
Apple was launched from the home of Steve Jobs and with the help of Steve Wozniak.
The Royal Canadian Air Force was formed out of the Canadian Air Force.
