April 16, 2026

This Day in History

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1917

Vladimir Lenin, the Russian revolutionary leader, made his return to Petrograd (present-day Saint Petersburg), a pivotal development that accelerated the course of the Russian Revolution.

1945

The Battle of Berlin commenced in the final stages of World War II, as Soviet troops launched a decisive offensive against Nazi forces in the German capital.

1963

Martin Luther King Jr. authored his influential “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” a powerful statement supporting nonviolent protest against racial segregation and injustice.

1995

The United States witnessed the Oklahoma City bombing, a devastating domestic terrorist attack that claimed 168 lives and became one of the deadliest incidents of its kind in American history.

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