Seung-Hui Cho guns down 32 people and injures 17 before committing suicide at Virginia Tech. On 16 April 2007, 32 people died after being gunned…
15 April 1924
Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas. Before there were smart phones and Google Maps, people relied on road atlases and paper maps stored in…
14 April 1828
Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary. Noah Webster Jr. October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843 was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer,…
13 April 1997
Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament. On this day in April 13, 1997, 21-year-old Tiger Woods wins the prestigious Masters…
12 April 1983
Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago. Harold Lee Washington, April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987 was an American lawyer…
11 April 1909
The city of Tel Aviv is founded. Tel Aviv was founded on April 11, 1909. On that day, several dozen families gathered on the sand…
10 April 1872
The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska. The Spanish village of Mondoñedo held the first documented arbor plantation festival in the world organized by…
9 April 1413
Henry V is crowned King of England. Henry V, 16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422, also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England…
8 April 1964
A Gemini 1 test flight is conducted. Project Gemini was NASA’s second human spaceflight program. Conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo, Gemini started in 1961…
7 April 1906
Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km east of…