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Here are ten significant events that occurred on April 4th throughout history: 1581: Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth I on board his ship, the Golden Hind. 1818: Congress adopts the flag of the United States, with 13 red and white stripes and a blue field with 20 stars. 1841: William Henry Harrison, theContinue reading “This Day in History: April 4th”