On This Day for April 30 - George Washington inaugurated, Édouard Manet is featured, and more

Created: 2020-04-30 10:03 Updated: 2020-04-30 10:03 Notebook: On this Day in History

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April 30

FEATURED BIOGRAPHY

Édouard Manet

FEATURED EVENT

1789

George Washington inaugurated

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