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Today in History – April 9

1852 – The explosion of the steamer Saluda, near Lexington, Missouri, one of the worst disasters in Missouri River history.

The Steamboat Saluda Disaster Memorial

2015 – A man on trial for bankruptcy shot dead a judge, a lawyer and a co-defendant in the Palace of Justice in central Milan.

Milan court shooting site - April 9, 2015