The suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, is killed in a shootout with police. An investigation involving more than 1,000 federal, state and…
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18 April 1831
The University of Alabama is founded in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The History of The University of Alabama begins with an act of United States Congress in…
17 April 1946
Syria gets its independence from the French occupation. In June 1940, after the Franco-German armistice, the French in Syria announced that they would cease hostilities…
16 April 1990
Jack Kevorkian (“Doctor Death”)participates in his first assisted suicide. Dr. Jack Kevorkian has been known as “Dr. Death” since at least 1956, when he conducted…
15 April 1964
The first Ford Mustang come out. Ford’s Mustang was conceived in full knowledge that in the mid-’60s the biggest population bubble in history was coming…
14 April 1828
Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of Webster’s Dictionary. Noah Webster was a lexicographer and a language reformer. He is often called the “Father of…
13 April 1941
A Pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed. During World War II, representatives from the Soviet Union and Japan sign a five-year…
12 April 1606
English and Scottish ships adopt the Union Jack as their flag. The Union Jack or Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom….
11 April 1970
Apollo 13 launches. The Apollo 13 mission was launched at 2:13 p.m. EST, April 11, 1970 from launch complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Apollo…
10 April 1872
The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska. The first Arbor Day took place on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska. It was the brainchild of…