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April 16th, 2008	Event	Start of Papal Journey of Pope Benedict XVI to the United States
April 16th, 2007	Event	Virginia Tech massacre: The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. The gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, shoots 32 people to death and injures 23 others before committing suicide.
April 16th, 2004	Event	The super liner Queen Mary 2 embarks on her first Trans-Atlantic crossing, linking the golden age of ocean travel to the modern age of ocean travel.
April 16th, 2003	Event	The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting 10 new member states to the European Union.
April 16th, 1992	Event	The Katina P. runs aground off of Maputo, Mozambique. 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
April 16th, 1990	Event	The "Doctor of Death", Jack Kevorkian, goes through with his first assisted suicide.
April 16th, 1988	Event	In Forli, Italy, Red Brigades kill Italian Senator Roberto Ruffilli, an advisor to Prime Minister Ciriaco de Mita.
April 16th, 1987	Event	British Conservative MP Harvey Proctor appears at Bow Street Magistrates Court in London charged with gross indecency.
April 16th, 1973	Event	Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt.
April 16th, 1972	Event	Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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