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Today in HistoryBy theAssociated PressToday is Tuesday, April 3, the 94th day of 2012. There are 272 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On April 3, 1942, during World War II, Japanese forces began their final assault on Bataan against American and Filipino troops who surrendered six days later; the capitulation was followed by the notorious Bataan Death March.On this date:In 1776. George Washington received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard College.In I860, the legendary Pony Express began carrying mail between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. (The delivery system lasted only 18 months before giving way to the transcontinental telegraph.)Today's Birthdays. Actress-smger Doris Day is 89. Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is 82. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 78. Actor William Gaunt is 75. Actor Eric Braeden is 71. Actress Marsha Mason is 70. Singer Wayne Newton is 70. Singer Billy Joe Royal is 70. Singer Tony Orlando is 68. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 65. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 63.
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Tue, Apr 03, 2012
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