Tag: History
History of 29 April
History of 29 April
1990 - The destruction of the Berlin Wall began.
1992 - Exxon executive Sidney Reso was kidnapped outside his Morris...
History of 28 April
History of 28 April
1992 - The U.S. Agriculture Department unveiled a pyramid-shaped recommended-diet chart.
1994 - Former CIA official Aldrich Ames, who had...
History of 27 April
History of 27 April
1992 - The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was proclaimed in Belgrade by the Republic of Serbia and its ally Montenegro.
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History of 26 April
History of 26 April
1998 - Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera was bludgeoned to death two days after a report he'd compiled on atrocities...
History of 23 April
History of 23 April
1996 - An auction of the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' possessions began at Sotheby's in New York City. The sale...
History of 21 April
History of 21 April
1992 - Robert Alton Harris became the first person executed by the state of California in 25 years. He was...
History of 20 April
History of 20 April
1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev became the first Soviet head of state to visit South Korea.
1992 - The world's largest...
History of 19 April
History of 19 April
1993 - The Branch-Davidian’s compound in Waco, TX, burned to the ground. It was the end of a 51-day standoff...
History of 18 April
History of 18 April
1999 - Wayne Gretzky (New York Rangers) played his final game in the NHL. He retired as the NHL's all-time leading scorer...
History of 17 April
History of 17 April
1993 - A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted two former police officers of violating the civil rights of beaten...
History of 16 April
History of 16 April
1992 - Italian financier Carlo de Benedetti and 32 others were convicted of fraud in connection with the 1982 collapse...
History of 14 April
History of 14 April
1994 - Two American F-15 warplanes inadvertently shot down two U.S. helicopters over northern Iraq. 26 people were killed including 15 Americans.
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