It was on this date in 1963 that former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill became the first foreign national to receive an honorary United States Citizenship. And it was on this date in 1983 that David Copperfield made the Statue of Liberty disappear.
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Mark's Almanac for April 9, 2021
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