Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem. Herod the Great (c. 73 BCE – 4 BCE) was a king of…
26 April 1986
The Chernobyl disaster occurs in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on April 26, 1986, at…
25 April 1953
Francis Crick and James Watson publish “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid” describing the double helix structure of DNA. The…
24 April 2011
WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak. WikiLeaks is a non-profit organization that publishes secret and classified information from anonymous sources. It was founded…
23 April 1985
Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than…
22 April 1970
The first Earth Day is celebrated. Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22nd, with the aim of raising awareness and promoting action…
21 April 1856
Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour…
20 April 1908
Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League Rugby Union and Rugby League are two different forms of rugby football, which originated…
19 April 1903
The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world. The Kishinev…
18 April 1946
The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of…