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Show uv 'APRIL AN EVENTFUL MONTH. April 19. 1775 Battle of Lexington, the first conflict of the Revolution. April 11, 1783 Congress proclaimed an end of the war with Great Britain. April 30. 1789 Washington became first president of the new republic. Apiil 30, 1803 Treaty with France for the purchase of Louisiana territory-April 14, 1S18 Act of Congress establishing es-tablishing the Stars and Stripes as the first flag of the United States. April 21, 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, Ja-cinto, ending the Mexican attempt at the conquest of Texas. April 14. 1846 Beginning of the war between the United States and Mexico. April 12, 1861 Civil war began with the firing on Fort Sumpter. April 9, 1865 Civil war ended with the surrender of General Lee. April 14, 1865 President Lincoln shot by J. Wilkes Booth. April 22, 1898 United State6 proclaimed pro-claimed war with Spain. April 2, 1917 Congress meets in extra ex-tra session "to receive a communication communica-tion concerning grave matters of national na-tional polic ." no |