The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo’]
13 April 1997
Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods’]
12 April 1955
The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_vaccine’]
11 April 1970
Apollo 13 is launched. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13′]
10 April 1939
Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.’s “Big Book”, is first published. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholics_Anonymous’]
9 April 2003
Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_(2003)’]
8 April 1943
Otto and Elise Hampel are executed in Berlin for their anti-Nazi activities. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_and_Elise_Hampel’]
7 April 1906
Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vesuvius’]
6 April 1992
The Bosnian War begins. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_War’]
5 April 1976
In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Incident’]