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April1841

Historical Events in April 1841

President John Tyler

Apr 4 Vice President John Tyler becomes the 10th President of the United States after the death of President William Henry Harrison

10th US President John Tyler

Apr 6 Cornerstone laid for 2nd Mormon temple, Nauvoo, Illinois
Apr 10 New York Tribune begins publishing under editor Horace Greeley

1st Detective Story

Apr 14 1st detective story published, Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders in Rue Morgue" (April 1841)

Author Edgar Allan Poe

Apr 24 Inventor and engineer Squire Temple of Utica, New York, granted a patent for an iron truss bridge [1]
Apr 26 "Bombay Gazette" begins publishing on silk
Apr 27 Imakita Kosen, 1st Zen teacher of D.T. Suzuki, found the awakening

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