April: Today in History

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1	1976 - Apple Computer Company was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. April Fools' Day

2	1513 - Florida was reached by Juan Ponce de Leon. 1917 - Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany.

3	1917 - The U.S. House of Representatives accepted The American's Creed, penned by William Tyler Page, as an official national motto. 1948 - Marshall Plan was signed by President Harry Truman.

4	1949 - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was signed into existence. 1968 - Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

5	1614 - Marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe.

6	1830 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) was established by Joseph Smith and others in Fayette, New York. 1862 - Start of the Battle of Shiloh (U.S. Civil War).

7	1948 - Founding of the World Health Organization.

8	1946 - First assembly of the United Nations.

9	2005 - Marriage of Camilla Parker Bowles and Prince Charles of Great Britain.

10	1849 - Patent granted to Walter Hunt for his safety pin. 1912 - Titanic set sail. 1942 - Start of the Bataan Death March, Philippines (World War II).

11	1814 - Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to Elba. 1945 - Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated by Allied forces. 1968 - Civil Rights Act of 1968 was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

12	1861 - Attack on Fort Sumter which started the U.S. Civil War. 1961 - Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person in space.

13	1598 - France's Edict of Nantes granted Huguenots (Protestants) religious tolerance.

14	1828 - Dictionary copyrighted by Noah Webster. 1865 - Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth. 1912 - Iceberg struck by the Titanic.

15	1945 - Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was liberated by Allied forces (World War II).

16	1917 - Return of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin to Russia (Russian Revolution).

17	1895 - Treaty of Shimonoseki formally ended the First Sino-Japanese War. 1975 - Khmer Rouge gained control of Phnom Penh (the capital city of Cambodia).

18	1775 - Paul Revere went on his famous midnight ride. 1906 - Great San Francisco earthquake. 1956 - Marriage of Grace Kelly and Monaco's Prince Rainier.

19	1775 - Americans defeated the British at the Battle of Concord, later commemorated by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his "Concord Hymn." 1943 - Start of an uprising in the Warsaw ghetto of Poland (World War II).

20	1769 - Killing of Indian leader, Chief Pontiac. 1912 - Death of Bram Stoker, author of Dracula.

21	1836 - The forces of Sam Houston are victorious over the forces of Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto, which ends the Texas Revolution. 1960 - Brasilia became the capital city of Brazil.

22	1500 - Brazil was reached by Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral. Earth Day

23	"Talk Like Shakespeare Day" - Held in honor of his birthday.

24	1916 - Easter Rising began in Dublin, Ireland. 1800 - Library of Congress established. 1915 - Start of the Armenian Massacre. Hubble Space Telescope launched.

25	1901 - New York became the first state to require license plates on cars. 1945 - The first meeting to establish the United Nations was held in San Francisco.

26	1986 - Chernobyl nuclear disaster. 1994 - South Africa's first multi-race elections were held. 2000 - Vermont became the first state to allow same-sex unions.

27	4977 B.C.E. - Kepler's Date for the formation of the universe. 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Philippines. 1937 - The first Social Security checks were mailed. 1993 - Eritrea became independent.

28	1788 - Maryland became a U.S. state. 1945 - Execution of Benito Mussolini.

29	1429 - Joan of Arc liberated Orleans. 1945 - Dachau concentration camp was liberated by American forces.

30	1803 - The Louisiana Purchase was made by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.

April is marked by numerous significant historical events that have profoundly impacted the world. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space, aboard the Vostok 1, a monumental achievement in space exploration that marked the beginning of human spaceflight. Another crucial event is the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, which had a profound effect on the Civil Rights Movement and American society. On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg, resulting in the loss of over 1,500 lives and leading to major changes in maritime safety regulations. Additionally, on April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I, joining the Allies and significantly influencing the course of the war. Furthermore, on April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide, leading to the imminent end of World War II in Europe. Another notable event is the founding of Rome, traditionally dated to April 21, 753 BC, laying the foundations for the Roman Empire, which would shape Western civilization. These events underscore April as a month of critical historical milestones with lasting global impacts.

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