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12th April 1945: Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd President of the United States when his predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, dies while having his portrait painted

11th April 1979: The rule of Idi Amin in Uganda ends when opposing forces capture the capital city of Kampala

10th April 1858: Big Ben, the bell inside the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster, was cast

9th April 1767: John Hancock forcibly removes British customs officials from his ship

8th April 1820: Venus de Milo statue discovered on the Greek island of Milos in the Aegean Sea