The 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair opens for its second and final season. The 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair was a major international exhibition held…
20 April 1653
Oliver Cromwell dissolves England’s Rump Parliament. The Rump Parliament was the remnant of the English Parliament left after Pride’s Purge, when the army removed members…
19 April 1927
Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex. In the late 1920s, Mae West was already pushing boundaries…
18 April 2019
A redacted version of the Mueller report is released to the United States Congress and the public. The **Mueller Report**, officially titled the *Report on…
17 April 1907
The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day. The Ellis Island immigration center stands as one of the most…
16 April 1945
More than 7,000 die when the German transport ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine. In the final months of the Second World War,…
15 April 1755
Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London. Samuel Johnson’s *A Dictionary of the English Language*, first published in 1755, stands…
14 April 1865
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln dies the following day. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was one…
13 April 1111
Henry V, King of Germany, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Henry V, King of Germany and later Holy Roman Emperor, was one of the most…
12 April 1606
The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships. The Union Jack is the national flag of the United Kingdom, and…