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April 2, 1802 –To legalize Slavery, Georgia ceded its western territory — the land that would become Alabama and Mississippi.
April 2, 1984 – Coach John Thompson made history as the first Black coach to win an NCAA tournament.
April 2, 1984 – Georgetown coach John Thompson becomes the first Black coach to win an NCAA basketball tournament.
April 2, 2012 – Sculptor Elizabeth Catlett passed away.
Starbucks apologizes after refusing to help couple suffering medical emergency because they weren’t in line
Texas man who fatally shot fiancée and lived with body for days said he ‘wanted to lay with’ her: Report 
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