1581 – Francis Drake is knighted for completing a circumnavigation of the world.
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1812 – United States President James Madison enacts a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom.
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Today in History – April 4
1581 – Francis Drake is knighted for completing a circumnavigation of the world.
1812 – United States President James Madison enacts a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom.