This week in History
Monday: on April 8, 563 BCE
Celebrated birthday of the Buddha. BItH Unit 7, Section 20: China’s Three Teachings
Tuesday: on April 9, 1609
A decree expelling Moriscos from Spain was signed. BItH Unit 21, Peoples XXI: Spaniards
Wednesday: on April 10, 1815
Mount Tambora erupted causing a decade long famine. BItH Unit 25, Section 73: Famine and Emigration
Thursday: on April 11, 1868
The Tokugawa shogunate was abolished. BItH Unit 13, Section 38: Shogun, Shinobi, and Samurai
Friday: on April 12, 240
Shapur I became co-regent of the Sasanian Empire with his father. BItH Unit 7, Peoples VII: Persians
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