What happened today, and who was born/died

BIRTHS
04/28/1442	Edward IV, king of England (1461-70, 1471-83)
04/28/1758	James Monroe, 5th President (1816-1824)
04/28/1900	Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer, (Oort Cloud)
EVENTS
04/28/	Kiss Your Mate Day
04/28/ 585	War between Lydia and Media is ended by a solar eclipse.
04/28/1686	First volume of Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA is published.
04/28/1754	Mutiny on the HMS Bounty occurs.
04/28/1914	W. H. Carrier patents air conditioner.
04/28/1919	First successful parachute jump is made.
04/28/1942	'WW II' titled so, as result of Gallup Poll.
04/28/1947	Thor Heyerdahl and Kon-Tiki sail from Peru to Polynesia.
04/28/1952	WW II Pacific peace treaty takes effect.
04/28/1974	Last Americans evacuated from Saigon.
04/28/1977	Christopher Boyce convicted for selling satellite secrets.

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