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Today in History – April 19

1952 – The Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse, a road tunnel located in the 1st and 4th arrondissements of Lyon, opened to traffic.

Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse

1983 – The siege of the Branch Davidian Chuch compounds ends in a tragic fire.

Branch Davidian Church: 50 day siege and fire of April 19,1993