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April the most momentous month in American history
Elmo Scott Watson argues April holds the record for the most pivotal events in U S history. He cites revolutionary starting points, Mexican and Civil War fringes, Cuba and Spanish American War triggers, Mexican punitive actions, and finally U S entry into World War I. The essay links April deeds to wars, presidential births and deaths, and landmark political shifts.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Washington
Lincoln
America
Christopher Columbus
Jefferson
Monroe
Buchanan
Grant
Henry Clay
William
Henry Harrison
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
United States
Gage
Concord
Massachusetts
Lexington
John Parker
Major Pitcairn
Pitcairn
Texas
Mexico
England
Philadelphia
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Jacinto
Republi
Union
Zachary Taylor
Neuces
Corpus Christi
Taylor
Rio Grande
Fort Brown
Matamoras
Ampudia
Nueces
Arista
Great Southwest
Confederate States of America
Sheridan
Forks
Lee
Petersburg
Richmond
Appomattox Court House
North
John Wilkes Booth
Cuba
Spain
Maine
Havana Harbor
McKinley
Congress
Far East
Woodrow Wilson
Republic of Mexico
Victoriano Huerta
Tampico
Huerta
Witgon
Vera Cruz
Wilson
A.B. C
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Carranza
Pancho Villa
Columbus
N. M
John J. Pershing
Pershing
Pancho
Germany
Gerard
Count von Bernstorff