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April1858

Historical Events in April 1858

Apr 10 "Big Ben", a 13.76 tonne bell, is recast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Apr 12 1st US billiards championship, Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit

John Brown Meets Harriet Tubman

Apr 14 Abolitionist John Brown meets Harriet Tubman at a Constitutional Convention convened in Chatham, Ontario

Abolitionist John Brown

Abolitionist Harriet Tubman

Apr 15 Battle of Azimghur, Mexicans defeat Spanish loyalists
Apr 16 The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up
Apr 25 Fraser River Gold Rush begins in British Columbia as miners arrive from California [1]

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