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A bit of April 5th history…
1764 - British Parliament passes the Sugar Tax on American colonies
1818 - In the Battle of Maupu, Chile’s independence movement, win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2000 Spaniards and 1000 Chilean patriots dead
1943 - Chinese steward Poon Lim is found off the coast of Brazil by a Brazilian fisherman family after being adrift for 133 days, after British ship SS Benlomond torpedoed by German U-boat (pictured)
1990 - Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity
1997 - Steve Irwin’s “The Crocodile Hunter” debuts
A bit of April 5th history… 1764 - British Parliament passes the...