Eighty Years’ War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. The Eighty Years’ War was a prolonged conflict between the rebellious provinces…
24 April 1957
The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region. The Suez Crisis was a pivotal moment in post–World War II…
23 April 1660
Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland. The Treaty of Oliva was signed in 1660 and brought an end to a long period…
22 April 1954
Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins. **McCarthyism** refers to a period of intense anti-communist suspicion in the United States…
21 April 1965
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,…