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On this day — April 16

Curated American history anniversaries for April 16, each linked to a full SeeStew article with named sources. Empty calendar stubs are not published.

Texas City disaster (1947)
The Texas City Disaster of 1947: When a Freighter of Ammonium Nitrate Leveled a Port
A shipboard fire became one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in U.S. history — killing hundreds and shattering windows miles away.

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