A coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokasa I
Happend on 17. April 1864
American Civil War: Battle of Plymouth begins – Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.
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Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.
John Acton