Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard complete the experiment disproving the theory of spontaneous generation. The theory of spontaneous generation was an early scientific hypothesis proposing…
19 April 1608
In Ireland, O’Doherty’s Rebellion is launched by the Burning of Derry. O’Doherty’s Rebellion in 1608 was a brief yet significant uprising in early 17th-century Ireland,…
18 April 1506
The cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica is laid. St. Peter’s Basilica, located in Vatican City, is one of the most iconic and architecturally…
17 April 1907
The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day. Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor, served as the primary…
16 April 2007
Virginia Tech shooting: Seung-Hui Cho guns down 32 people and injures 17 before committing suicide. The 2007 Virginia Tech shooting was one of the deadliest…
15 April 1736
Foundation of the short-lived Kingdom of Corsica. The Kingdom of Corsica was a short-lived and rather quirky experiment in monarchy that existed briefly in 1736….
14 April 1865
President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; He dies the following day. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln occurred on the…
13 April 1972
During the Vietnam War, The Battle of An L?c begins. The Battle of An L?c began in early April 1972 as part of the larger…
12 April 1945
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes President upon Roosevelt’s death. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of…
11 April 1876
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) is a fraternal organization founded in 1868 in…