Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex. Mae West, a bold and charismatic figure in American entertainment,…
18 April 1897
The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire. The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, also known as the Thirty Days’ War, was a…
17 April 1961
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the…
16 April 1972
Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program,…
15 April 1945
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is liberated. Bergen-Belsen was a Nazi concentration camp located in Lower Saxony, Germany, near the town of Bergen near Celle. Originally established…
14 April 1639
Thirty Years’ War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire and Electorate of Saxony are defeated by the Swedes at the Battle of Chemnitz, ending the…
13 April 1909
The 31 March Incident leads to the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Sultan Abdul Hamid II was the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire,…
12 April 1955
The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective. The development of the polio vaccine is a significant milestone in medical…
11 April 1951
The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. The…
10 April 1710
The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain. The Statute of Anne, also known as the Copyright Act…