Event:
Bolstered by strong employment figures for March, the Australian dollar reaches a 28-year high against the U.S. dollar
More Notable Events on April 7:
1988 Russia announced it would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan
1978 Guttenberg bible sold for $2,000,000 in New York City
1953 1st west-to-east jet transatlantic nonstop flight
1953 Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden elected 2nd United Nations general-secretary
1902 Texas Oil Company, Texaco, forms
