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7. This four-term president died suddenly on Apr 12, 1945, after carrying the U.S. through the Great Depression and WWII (3 letters, abv.)

8. The first U.S. Mint was created here on Apr 2, 1792 (12 letters)

9. He didn’t complete the full journey, but on Apr 18, 1775, this Paul embarked on his Midnight Ride to let the American colonists know the British were coming (6 letters)

10. Born Apr 27, 1791, in Charlestown, MA, this man invented the telegraph and is the namesake for a famous telecommunications code (5 letters)

11. The village in which the Confederates surrendered to the Union on Apr 9, 1865 (10 letters)

13. Italian painter of The School of Athens, born Apr 6, 1483 (7 letters)

14. The amendment that, when ratified on Apr 8, 1913, required direct popular election of U.S. senators (9 letters)

16. This Civil Rights leader was assassinated on Apr 4, 1968, in Memphis, TN (3 letters, abv.)

17. An act of Congress on Apr 22, 1864, put “In God We ____” on all newly minted U.S. coins (5 letters)

18. This president was shot and wounded at Ford’s Theater on Apr 14, 1865, and died the next morning at a nearby house (7 letters)

19. This Rights Act was signed into law on Apr 11, 1968 (5 letters)

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1. Booker T. ____, born Apr 5, 1856, championed Black education after the Civil War (10 letters)

2. Journalist Joseph ____ was born Apr 10, 1847, and had a prestigious journalism award named for him (8 letters)

3. The third president and author of the Declaration of Independence was born Apr 12, 1743, and died on the same day (Jul 4, 1826) as friend and political rival John Adams (9 letters)

4. This William, born Apr 23, 1564, wrote 36 plays and 154 sonnets and is the most influential writer in the history of the English language (11 letters)

5. On Apr 19, 1775, the “shot heard ‘round the world” kickstarted the American ____ at the Lexington Green (10 letters)

6. This plan, intended to stop communism and restore European economies, was signed into law by President Harry Truman on Apr 3, 1948 (8 letters)

12. This British Charlie, born Apr 16, 1889, is famous for his silent but funny movie characters (7 letters)

15. This cruise liner hit an iceberg and sank on Apr 15, 1912, killing 1,500 people (7 letters)