In This Week In … 1945, Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans and hung upside down for public display (28 April 1945); 1968, in the midst of the culture wars, the musical Hair opens on Broadway (29 April 1968); 1789, the USA’s first ever presidential inauguration is held as George Washington is sworn into office in New York (30 April 1968); […]
