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April 24

3 sourced moments from April 24 in history: The Library of Congress was established (1800); The Easter Rising Began in Dublin (1916); and The Hubble Deep Field found 3,000 galaxies in "empty" sky (1990).

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3 things happened on April 24

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1990 Space · Space Exploration

The Hubble Deep Field found 3,000 galaxies in "empty" sky

In December 1995 Hubble stared for ten days at a patch of sky the size of a pinhead at arm's length and found about 3,000 galaxies.

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1916 History · War & Conflict

The Easter Rising Began in Dublin

On Easter Monday 1916, Irish rebels seized buildings across Dublin and proclaimed a republic against British rule.

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1800 Culture & Arts · Literature

The Library of Congress was established

A modest $5,000 book budget, tucked into a bill about moving the capital, seeded the largest library on Earth.

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