1949 republic of ireland formed, 1492 spain agreed to send christopher columbus on a new route to asia, 1937 daffy duck and elmer fudd debut born, ben franklin died 1790, thorton wilder born 1897, snooker invented 1875 by neville chamberlain, 1421 dikes broke in holland killing 100,000 flooding, on this date in history april 17, - www.myinboxnews.com
