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History of 30 April
History of 30 April
1900 - Hawaii was organized as an official U.S. territory.
1900 - Casey Jones was killed while trying to save the runaway...
History of 29 April
History of 29 April
1913 - Gideon Sundback patented an all-purpose zipper.
1916 - Irish nationalists surrendered to British authorities in Dublin.
1918 - Germany's Western Front...
History of 28 April
History of 28 April
1902 - A revolution broke out in the Dominican Republic.
1910 - First-night air flight was performed by Claude Grahame-White in England.
1914...
History of 27 April
History of 27 April
1903 - Jamaica Race Track opened in Long Island, NY.
1909 - The sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamid II, was overthrown.
1938 - Geraldine...
History of 26 April
History of 26 April
1906 - In Hawaii, motion pictures were shown for the first time.
1921 - Weather broadcasts were heard for the first time on...
History Of 25 April
History Of 25 April
1980 - In Iran, a commando mission to rescue hostages was aborted after mechanical problems disabled three of the eight helicopters...
History of 24 April
History of 24 April
1915 - During World War I, the Ottoman Turkish Empire began the mass deportation of Armenians.
1916 - Irish nationalist launched the...
History of 23 April
History of 23 April
1900 - The word "hillbilly" was first used in print in an article in the "New York Journal." It was spelled...
History of 21 April
History of 21 April
1914 - U.S. Marines occupied Vera Cruz, Mexico. The troops stayed for six months.
1916 - Bill Carlisle, the infamous ‘last train...
History of 20 April
History of 20 April
1902 - Scientists Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium.
1912 - Fenway Park opened as the home of the...
History Of 19 April
History of 19 April
1927 - In China, Hankow communists declared war on Chaing Kai-shek.
1933 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation that removed the...
History of 18 April
History of 18 April
1906 - San Francisco, CA, was hit with an earthquake. The original death toll was cited at about 700. Later information indicated...