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1898, Spanish-American War declared

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By The Associated Press Today is Friday, April 25, the 115th day of 2025. There are 250 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 25, 1898, the United States Congress declared war against Spain. The 16-week Spanish-American War resulted in an American victory, after which the ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Tonight, showers likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ...

1916, the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin

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By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, April 24, the 114th day of 2025. There are 251 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 24, 1916, Irish republicans launched the Easter Rising, a rebellion against British rule in Ireland. Though the rebels surrendered to British forces ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tonight, showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after ...

1971, Vietnam veterans stage protest at U.S. Capitol

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By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, April 23, the 113th day of 2025. There are 252 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 23, 1971, hundreds of Vietnam War veterans opposed to the conflict protested by tossing their medals and ribbons over a wire fence constructed in ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tonight, a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of ...

1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush

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By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, April 22, the 112th day of 2025. There are 253 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 22, 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims to nearly 1.9 million acres of land that was formerly part ...

Today in History

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Today is Monday, April 21, the 111th day of 2025. There are 254 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 21, 2016, Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times, was found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis from an accidental fentanyl overdose; he ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 4pm, then rain and snow. High near 39. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible. ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch ...

1906, the great San Francisco earthquake

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By The Associated Press Today is Friday, April 18, the 108th day of 2025. There are 257 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 18, 1906, the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history struck San Francisco, followed by raging fires across the city. More than 3,000 people are believed ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight, showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 43. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation ...

1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion

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By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, April 17, the 107th day of 2025. There are 258 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 17, 1961, some 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Extended forecast: Thursday, a 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Extended forecast: Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. South wind around ...

1945, the liberation of Buchenwald

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By The Associated Press Today is Friday, April 11, the 101st day of 2025. There are 264 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 11, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Army troops liberated the Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp near Weimar, Germany. Also on this date: In 1814, ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, partly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Extended forecast: Friday, sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming north ...

1998, Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement

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By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, April 10, the 100th day of 2025. There are 265 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 10, 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators signed the Good Friday Agreement, a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 20 percent chance of snow showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Extended forecast: Thursday, partly sunny, with ...