| Show APRIL IN AMERICAN HISTORY one hundred and twenty three years ago on the lath of this month the embattled farmers of lexington in the colony of massachusetts fired the shot heard round the world and inaugurated the war of the american revolution whose results have been so momentous to all mankind it was just thirty seven years ago today april 12 that sumpter was fired upon and the wax war of the rebellion the second in importance in modern times time 13 was VMS opened april ath was the anniversary of the day which witnessed the surrender of lee at appomattox and the close of that war thirty three years ago Is one of the days of this month to be signalized signalizes as the anniversary of a declaration of war between the united states and spain notwithstanding that the record shows april to be the month in which uncle sam Is wont to grow belligerent there is good ground to hope and believe that this year the month will pass while he retains a mood of calmness dignity and self if control that will finally accorn pUsh all ail that he seeks without the sited shedding of american blood so mote it 1 tx a |
