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On This Day: Vietnam War comes to end

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On This Day: Vietnam War comes to end

April 30 (UPI) -- On April 30, 1975, South Vietnam unconditionally surrendered to North Vietnam. The communists occupied Saigon and renamed it Ho Chi Minh City.

Famous birthdays for April 30: Gal Gadot, Johnny Galecki

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Famous birthdays for April 30: Gal Gadot, Johnny Galecki

On This Day: U.S. troops liberate Dachau concentration camp

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On This Day: U.S. troops liberate Dachau concentration camp

Famous birthdays for April 29: Andre Agassi, Master P

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Famous birthdays for April 29: Andre Agassi, Master P

On This Day: Kon-Tiki expedition sets off from Peru

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On This Day: Kon-Tiki expedition sets off from Peru

April 28 (UPI) -- On April 28, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and five crew members began a trip from Peru to Polynesia on the Kon-Tiki, a raft made of balsa logs.

Famous birthdays for April 28: Jay Leno, Victoria de Angelis

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Famous birthdays for April 28: Jay Leno, Victoria de Angelis

April 28 (UPI) -- Comedian Jay Leno turns 75 and musician Victoria de Angelis turns 25, among the famous birthdays for April 28.

On This Day: U.S. executes first prisoner convicted on DNA evidence

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On This Day: U.S. executes first prisoner convicted on DNA evidence

April 26 (UPI) -- On April 27, 1994, Virginia executed a condemned killer, Timothy Spencer, in the first case in which DNA testing was used to obtain a conviction.

Famous birthdays for April 27: Darren Barnet, Kate Pierson

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Famous birthdays for April 27: Darren Barnet, Kate Pierson

April 27 (UPI) -- Actor Darren Barnet turns 34 and musician Kate Pierson turns 77, among the famous birthdays for April 27.

On This Day: Syria ends 29-year military presence in Lebanon

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On This Day: Syria ends 29-year military presence in Lebanon

April 26 (UPI) -- On April 26, 2005, the last of Syria's troops left Lebanon, ending a 29-year military presence.

Famous birthdays for April 26: Melania Trump, Joan Chen

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Famous birthdays for April 26: Melania Trump, Joan Chen

April 26 (UPI) -- First lady Melania Trump turns 55 and actor Joan Chen turns 64, among the famous birthdays for April 26.

On This Day: Baltimore protests Freddie Gray's death

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On This Day: Baltimore protests Freddie Gray's death

April 25 (UPI) -- On April 25, 2015, protests -- some violent -- broke out in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year old black man, while in police custody.

Famous birthdays for April 25: Björn Ulvaeus, Al Pacino

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Famous birthdays for April 25: Björn Ulvaeus, Al Pacino

April 25 (UPI) -- Musician Björn Ulvaeus turns 80 and actor Al Pacino turns 85, among the famous birthdays for April 25.

On This Day: Benedict XVI becomes Roman Catholic pope

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On This Day: Benedict XVI becomes Roman Catholic pope

April 24 (UPI) -- On April 24, 2005, Benedict XVI was installed in Rome as the 265th Roman Catholic pope.

Famous birthdays for April 24: Kehlani, Barbra Streisand

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Famous birthdays for April 24: Kehlani, Barbra Streisand

April 24 (UPI) -- Musician Kehlani turns 30 and musician/actor Barbra Streisand turns 83, among the famous birthdays for April 24.

On This Day: Senate confirms Loretta Lynch as attorney general

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On This Day: Senate confirms Loretta Lynch as attorney general

April 23 (UPI) -- On April 23, 2015, the Senate confirmed Loretta Lynch as attorney general more than five months after President Barack Obama nominated her.

Famous birthdays for April 23: Chloe Kim, Gigi Hadid

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Famous birthdays for April 23: Chloe Kim, Gigi Hadid

April 23 (UPI) -- Snowboarder Chloe Kim turns 25 and model Gigi Hadid turns 30, among the famous birthdays for April 23.

On This Day: Zacarias Moussaoui pleads guilty to Sept. 11, 2001, attacks

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On This Day: Zacarias Moussaoui pleads guilty to Sept. 11, 2001, attacks

April 22 (UPI) -- On April 22, 2005, Zacarias Moussaoui, the only man charged in the United States in connection with the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison.

Famous birthdays for April 22: Peter Frampton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

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Famous birthdays for April 22: Peter Frampton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

April 22 (UPI) -- Musician Peter Frampton turns 75 and actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan turns 59, among the famous birthdays for April 22.

On This Day: South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu resigns

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On This Day: South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu resigns

April 21 (UPI) -- On April 21, 1975, Nguyen Van Thieu resigned as president of South Vietnam after denouncing the United States as untrustworthy.

Famous birthdays for April 21: Tony Romo, Patti LuPone

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Famous birthdays for April 21: Tony Romo, Patti LuPone

April 21 (UPI) -- Former NFL player Tony Romo turns 45 and actor Patti LuPone turns 76, among the famous birthdays for April 21.